Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 5
Launched
May 28, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 28, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,014th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 1,833rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 127th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-822, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 286 × 718 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
- 127th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,014th launch35th this yearhumanity's 1,833rd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-822 · NORAD 8865 · 1976-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 822
- Object ID
- 1976-049A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-29 23:52:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23753863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.031436
- Inclination
- 74.0485°
- Ascending node
- 116.5797°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.0763°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.8005°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- 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-822 · NORAD 8865 · re-entered August 8, 1978
Kosmos-3M 16-328 Stage 2 · re-entered December 23, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55th launch from 132/1 (132L), 9th this year · 483rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 5 launch?
Taifun-1 5 launched on May 28, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 5?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 5 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 5 reach?
Kosmos-822, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 286 × 718 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
