Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 17
Launched
January 26, 1984
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 26, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,765th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,782nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 295th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1534, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 477 × 524 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
- 295th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,765th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,782nd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1534 · NORAD 14668 · 1984-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1534
- Object ID
- 1984-007A
- Epoch
- 1984-01-26 14:53:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24198303 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003388
- Inclination
- 65.8472°
- Ascending node
- 286.1184°
- Arg. of perigee
- 346.4754°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.5542°
- 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-1534 · NORAD 14668 · re-entered September 20, 1990
Kosmos-3M 93-469 Stage 2 · re-entered June 30, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
143rd launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 974th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 17 launch?
Taifun-1 17 launched on January 26, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 17 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 17 reach?
Kosmos-1534, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 477 × 524 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
