Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 7
Launched
July 19, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 19, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,133rd launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,983rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 161st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 488 × 522 km orbit inclined 74.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 161st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,133rd launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,983rd orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-930 · NORAD 10149 · 1977-067 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 930
- Object ID
- 1977-067A
- Epoch
- 1977-07-19 10:00:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.226017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024331
- Inclination
- 74.0181°
- Ascending node
- 75.1224°
- Arg. of perigee
- 6.5525°
- Mean anomaly
- 351.5359°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-930 · NORAD 10149 · re-entered May 12, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
85th launch from 132/2, 8th this year · 561st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 7 launch?
Taifun-1 7 launched on July 19, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 7 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 7 reach?
It reached a 488 × 522 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).