Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 2
Launched
May 14, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 14, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,391st launch, 29th this year and humanity's 2,320th orbital launch attempt. It was the 220th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1179, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 308 × 1,558 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 220th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,391st launch29th this yearhumanity's 2,320th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1179 · NORAD 11796 · 1980-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1179
- Object ID
- 1980-037A
- Epoch
- 1980-05-14 21:24:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.90820885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0855212
- Inclination
- 82.9721°
- Ascending node
- 95.3063°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.7681°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.5637°
- 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-1179 · NORAD 11796 · re-entered July 18, 1989
Kosmos-3M 83-456 Stage 2 · re-entered January 11, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
102nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 743rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 2 launch?
Taifun-1B 2 launched on May 14, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 2 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 2 reach?
Kosmos-1179, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 308 × 1,558 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).