Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 1
Launched
June 18, 1974
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 18, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 835th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,585th orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-660, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 539 × 1,833 km orbit inclined 82.8°. 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
- 87th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 835th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,585th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-660 · NORAD 7337 · 1974-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 660
- Object ID
- 1974-044A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-18 16:23:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.21470652 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0856102
- Inclination
- 82.8232°
- Ascending node
- 130.4767°
- Arg. of perigee
- 107.603°
- Mean anomaly
- 262.0345°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-660 · NORAD 7337 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 14-165 Stage 2 · re-entered June 22, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59th launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 359th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 1 launch?
Taifun-1 1 launched on June 18, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 1?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 1 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 1 reach?
Kosmos-660, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 539 × 1,833 km orbit inclined 82.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).