Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 11
Launched
March 27, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 27, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,378th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,306th orbital launch attempt. It was the 218th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1169, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 524 km orbit inclined 65.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 218th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,378th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,306th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1169 · NORAD 11741 · 1980-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-023A
- Epoch
- 1980-03-27 10:22:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22371578 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026786
- Inclination
- 65.8528°
- Ascending node
- 278.4485°
- Arg. of perigee
- 22.6643°
- Mean anomaly
- 336.0321°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1169 · NORAD 11741 · re-entered March 3, 1983
Kosmos-3M 98-311 Stage 2 · re-entered November 4, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
101st launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 737th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 11 launch?
Taifun-1 11 launched on March 27, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 11 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 11 reach?
Kosmos-1169, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 524 km orbit inclined 65.9°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).