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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Taifun-1B 1

Launched

December 5, 1979

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Taifun-1B 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 5, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,358th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 2,277th orbital launch attempt. It was the 213th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1146, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 447 × 501 km orbit inclined 65.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
213th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,358th launch85th this yearhumanity's 2,277th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.9°Inclination
447 × 501 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
93.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
189.5°Ascending node
17116 d agoElement epoch1979-12-05 13:26 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1146 · NORAD 11632 · 1979-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1146
Object ID
1979-100A
Epoch
1979-12-05 13:26:23 UTC
Mean motion
15.32879734 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0039518
Inclination
65.8556°
Ascending node
189.4732°
Arg. of perigee
334.9584°
Mean anomaly
24.964°
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-1146 · NORAD 11632 · re-entered November 25, 1981

Kosmos-3M 68-309 Stage 2 · re-entered January 31, 1981

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Passive radar calibration satellite

Pad

Map of 132/2

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

104th launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 721st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

34 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Taifun-1B 1 launch?

Taifun-1B 1 launched on December 5, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Taifun-1B 1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Taifun-1B 1?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Taifun-1B 1 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Taifun-1B 1 reach?

Kosmos-1146, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 447 × 501 km orbit inclined 65.9°.

How many satellites did Taifun-1B 1 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).