Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Taifun-1B 9
Launched
October 22, 1986
Image: NASA
Summary
Taifun-1B 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 22, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,028th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 3,115th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Zenit-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1786, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 2,571 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Zenit-2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,028th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 3,115th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1786 · NORAD 17042 · 1986-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1786
- Object ID
- 1986-080A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-22 07:51:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.71153288 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1529822
- Inclination
- 64.8892°
- Ascending node
- 186.3607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.0251°
- Mean anomaly
- 309.3169°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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-1786 · NORAD 17042 · re-entered March 6, 1988
Zenit-2 No. 6L Stage 2 · re-entered April 8, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Passive radar calibration satellite
Pad
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6th launch from 45/1, 2nd this year · 793rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Taifun-1B 9 launch?
Taifun-1B 9 launched on October 22, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1B 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1B 9?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1B 9 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Taifun-1B 9 reach?
Kosmos-1786, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 2,571 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1B 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).