Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 10
Launched
July 14, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 14, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,106th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 3,204th orbital launch attempt. It was the 345th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1868, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 715 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
- 345th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,106th launch56th this yearhumanity's 3,204th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1868 · NORAD 18192 · 1987-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1868
- Object ID
- 1987-061A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-14 20:04:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22796513 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0306662
- Inclination
- 74.0091°
- Ascending node
- 149.5985°
- Arg. of perigee
- 132.9963°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.7983°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1868 · NORAD 18192 · re-entered March 2, 1989
Kosmos-3M 96-161 Stage 2 · re-entered August 30, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
163rd launch from 132/2, 5th this year · 1,182nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 10 launch?
Taifun-1B 10 launched on July 14, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 10 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 10 reach?
Kosmos-1868, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 715 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).