Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 4
Launched
December 29, 1982
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 29, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,659th launch, 108th this year and humanity's 2,646th orbital launch attempt. It was the 271st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1427, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 504 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
- 271st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,659th launch108th this yearhumanity's 2,646th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1427 · NORAD 13750 · 1982-121 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-121A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-29 11:44:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.31925869 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038475
- Inclination
- 65.8414°
- Ascending node
- 259.0142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 334.5582°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.3665°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1427 · NORAD 13750 · re-entered October 5, 1989
Kosmos-3M 83-454 Stage 2 · re-entered March 26, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
126th launch from 132/1 (132L), 10th this year · 906th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 4 launch?
Taifun-1B 4 launched on December 29, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 4 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 4 reach?
Kosmos-1427, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 504 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).