Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 24
Launched
September 27, 1994
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 24 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 27, 1994. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 17th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,932nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 404th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2292, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 1,958 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 404th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 17th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,932nd orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2292 · NORAD 23278 · 1994-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2292
- Object ID
- 1994-061A
- Epoch
- 1994-09-27 19:10:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.22372969 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1026252
- Inclination
- 82.991°
- Ascending node
- 244.1795°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.9239°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.0014°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.36926
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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2292 · NORAD 23278 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-616 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
173rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,454th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Taifun-1 24 launch?
Taifun-1 24 launched on September 27, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 24?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 24 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 24 reach?
Kosmos-2292, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 1,958 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
