Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 11
Launched
March 19, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 19, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,411th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 3,618th orbital launch attempt. It was the 381st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2137, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 502 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
- 381st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,411th launch16th this yearhumanity's 3,618th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2137 · NORAD 21190 · 1991-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2137
- Object ID
- 1991-021A
- Epoch
- 1991-03-19 17:22:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.31241671 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033347
- Inclination
- 65.8464°
- Ascending node
- 15.1897°
- Arg. of perigee
- 342.0784°
- Mean anomaly
- 17.653°
- 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-2137 · NORAD 21190 · re-entered April 3, 1995
Kosmos-3M 48-417 Stage 2 · re-entered June 27, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
161st launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,353rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 11 launch?
Taifun-1B 11 launched on March 19, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 11 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 11 reach?
Kosmos-2137, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 502 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).