Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Taifun-2 13
Launched
July 29, 1982
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-2 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on July 29, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,620th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 2,597th orbital launch attempt. It was the 265th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1397, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 344 × 530 km orbit inclined 50.8°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, 23 of them payloads.
- 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
- 265th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,620th launch69th this yearhumanity's 2,597th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1397 · NORAD 13394 · 1982-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1397
- Object ID
- 1982-076A
- Epoch
- 1982-07-29 20:50:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.45541493 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0136631
- Inclination
- 50.7625°
- Ascending node
- 176.5047°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.7519°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.9206°
- 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
24 catalogued: 23 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1397 · NORAD 13394 · re-entered May 18, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 1 · NORAD 13981 · re-entered April 22, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 2 · NORAD 13982 · re-entered April 21, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 3 · NORAD 13986 · re-entered April 13, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 4 · NORAD 13987 · re-entered April 25, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 5 · NORAD 13988 · re-entered April 18, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 6 · NORAD 13989 · re-entered April 13, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 7 · NORAD 14008 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 8 · NORAD 14009 · re-entered April 23, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 9 · NORAD 14010 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 10 · NORAD 14011 · re-entered April 25, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 11 · NORAD 14012 · re-entered April 24, 1983
Show 11 more payloads
- Kosmos-1397 SS 12 · NORAD 14013 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 13 · NORAD 14018 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 14 · NORAD 14019 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 15 · NORAD 14020 · re-entered April 26, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 16 · NORAD 14021 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 17 · NORAD 14022 · re-entered April 25, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 18 · NORAD 14023 · re-entered April 27, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 19 · NORAD 14024 · re-entered April 27, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 20 · NORAD 14025 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 21 · NORAD 14031 · re-entered April 24, 1983
- Kosmos-1397 SS 22 · NORAD 14035 · re-entered April 25, 1983
Kosmos-3M 93-472 Stage 2 · re-entered April 21, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration
Pad

107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
12th launch from 107/1, 4th this year · 90th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-2 13 launch?
Taifun-2 13 launched on July 29, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-2 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-2 13?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-2 13 launch from?
107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-2 13 reach?
Kosmos-1397, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 344 × 530 km orbit inclined 50.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-2 13 launch?
23 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
