Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 3
Launched
October 21, 1982
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on October 21, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,645th launch, 94th this year and humanity's 2,627th orbital launch attempt. It was the 268th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1418, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 31, 1982, was 375 × 417 km inclined 50.7°. 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
- 268th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,645th launch94th this yearhumanity's 2,627th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1418 · NORAD 13627 · 1982-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-104A
- Epoch
- 1982-10-31 21:18:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.59471168 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030987
- Inclination
- 50.6743°
- Ascending node
- 121.4514°
- Arg. of perigee
- 49.4667°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.9008°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 161
- B*
- 0.00064041
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1418 · NORAD 13627 · re-entered September 30, 1983
Kosmos-3M 93-471 Stage 2 · re-entered March 30, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad

107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
13th launch from 107/1, 5th this year · 91st from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 3 launch?
Taifun-1B 3 launched on October 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 3?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 3 launch from?
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1418, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 31, 1982, was 375 × 417 km inclined 50.7°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
