Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 14
Launched
April 24, 1996
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 14 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 24, 1996. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,067th orbital launch attempt. It was the 412th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2332, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 1,566 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 412th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,067th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2332 · NORAD 23853 · 1996-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2332
- Object ID
- 1996-025A
- Epoch
- 1996-04-24 12:49:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.89120814 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0857803
- Inclination
- 82.9458°
- Ascending node
- 75.9845°
- Arg. of perigee
- 113.3464°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.5274°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00039
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-2332 · NORAD 23853 · re-entered January 28, 2005
Kosmos-3M 87-213 Stage 2 · re-entered January 4, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
181st launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,477th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 14 launch?
Taifun-1B 14 launched on April 24, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 14 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 14 reach?
Kosmos-2332, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 312 × 1,566 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
