Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 14
Launched
September 23, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,530th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 2,488th orbital launch attempt. It was the 243rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1310, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 481 × 527 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 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
- 243rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,530th launch79th this yearhumanity's 2,488th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1310 · NORAD 12852 · 1981-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1310
- Object ID
- 1981-095A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-23 12:27:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23002615 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033223
- Inclination
- 65.8359°
- Ascending node
- 102.9326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 350.5607°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.4834°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1310 · NORAD 12852 · re-entered April 3, 1989
Kosmos-3M 19-527 Stage 2 · re-entered September 17, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
116th launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 836th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 14 launch?
Taifun-1 14 launched on September 23, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 14 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 14 reach?
Kosmos-1310, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 481 × 527 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).