Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1B 8
Launched
December 20, 1984
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1B 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,855th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 2,902nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 309th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1615, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 509 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
- 309th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 17th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,855th launch96th this yearhumanity's 2,902nd orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1615 · NORAD 15446 · 1984-127 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1615
- Object ID
- 1984-127A
- Epoch
- 1984-12-20 15:51:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.34230042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0056318
- Inclination
- 65.8493°
- Ascending node
- 265.4821°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.822°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.4204°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-1615 · NORAD 15446 · re-entered April 15, 1990
Kosmos-3M 34-127 Stage 2 · re-entered April 9, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
150th launch from 132/2, 10th this year · 1,031st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1B 8 launch?
Taifun-1B 8 launched on December 20, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 8 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 8 reach?
Kosmos-1615, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 432 × 509 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).