Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 13
Launched
April 9, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 9, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,481st launch, 30th this year and humanity's 2,426th orbital launch attempt. It was the 235th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1263, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 403 × 1,976 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 235th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,481st launch30th this yearhumanity's 2,426th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1263 · NORAD 12388 · 1981-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1263
- Object ID
- 1981-033A
- Epoch
- 1981-04-09 13:33:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.20707325 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1040151
- Inclination
- 82.9802°
- Ascending node
- 45.7307°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.0402°
- Mean anomaly
- 239.68°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1263 · NORAD 12388 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 98-322 Stage 2 · re-entered July 11, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
112th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 805th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 13 launch?
Taifun-1 13 launched on April 9, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 13?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 13 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 13 reach?
Kosmos-1263, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 403 × 1,976 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).