Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 20
Launched
December 15, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 15, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,140th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 3,246th orbital launch attempt. It was the 348th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1902, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 418 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
- 348th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,140th launch90th this yearhumanity's 3,246th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1902 · NORAD 18668 · 1987-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-103A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-15 19:24:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59313931 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031639
- Inclination
- 65.8318°
- Ascending node
- 266.6472°
- Arg. of perigee
- 327.4058°
- Mean anomaly
- 32.5134°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.000099999
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-1902 · NORAD 18668 · re-entered December 30, 1988
Kosmos-3M 26-183 Stage 2 · re-entered September 21, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
98th launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 1,195th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 20 launch?
Taifun-1 20 launched on December 15, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 20?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 20 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 20 reach?
Kosmos-1902, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 418 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).