Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 15
Launched
April 6, 1983
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 6, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,681st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,674th orbital launch attempt. It was the 277th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1450, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 476 × 521 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
- 277th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,681st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,674th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1450 · NORAD 13972 · 1983-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1450
- Object ID
- 1983-027A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-06 16:27:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24858189 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0032874
- Inclination
- 65.8466°
- Ascending node
- 355.103°
- Arg. of perigee
- 341.7613°
- Mean anomaly
- 18.259°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1450 · NORAD 13972 · re-entered May 30, 1990
Kosmos-3M 19-512 Stage 2 · re-entered March 23, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
133rd launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 920th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 15 launch?
Taifun-1 15 launched on April 6, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 15 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 15 reach?
Kosmos-1450, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 476 × 521 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).