Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 6
Launched
February 2, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 2, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,085th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,921st orbital launch attempt. It was the 147th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-891, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 525 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
- 147th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,085th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,921st orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-891 · NORAD 9801 · 1977-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 891
- Object ID
- 1977-006A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-02 15:24:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25686359 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004241
- Inclination
- 65.8469°
- Ascending node
- 301.1618°
- Arg. of perigee
- 350.6618°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.026°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-891 · NORAD 9801 · re-entered February 4, 1981
Kosmos-3M 46-306 Stage 2 · re-entered December 18, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 526th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 6 launch?
Taifun-1 6 launched on February 2, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 6?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 6 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 6 reach?
Kosmos-891, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 525 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).