Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 2
Launched
October 11, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 863rd launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 1,620th orbital launch attempt. It was the 93rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-687, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 707 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 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
- 93rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 863rd launch62nd this yearhumanity's 1,620th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-687 · NORAD 7469 · 1974-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 687
- Object ID
- 1974-076A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-12 01:27:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24208169 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0300531
- Inclination
- 74.0001°
- Ascending node
- 199.1588°
- Arg. of perigee
- 132.6189°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.0731°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-687 · NORAD 7469 · re-entered February 5, 1978
Kosmos-3M 21-251 Stage 2 · re-entered January 4, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64th launch from 132/2, 11th this year · 378th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 2 launch?
Taifun-1 2 launched on October 11, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 2 reach?
Kosmos-687, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 707 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).