Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 12
Launched
October 10, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 10, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,447th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 3,672nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 386th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2164, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 715 km orbit inclined 74.0°. 3 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
- 386th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,447th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 3,672nd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2164 · NORAD 21743 · 1991-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2164
- Object ID
- 1991-072A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-11 05:32:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2306646 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0307273
- Inclination
- 73.9925°
- Ascending node
- 235.4738°
- Arg. of perigee
- 132.2667°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.387°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.0022818
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2164 · NORAD 21743 · re-entered December 12, 1992
Kosmos-3M 78-420 Stage 2 · re-entered March 14, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
165th launch from 132/1 (132L), 5th this year · 1,377th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 12 launch?
Taifun-1B 12 launched on October 10, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 12 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 12 reach?
Kosmos-2164, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 715 km orbit inclined 74.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).