Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-2 2
Launched
December 17, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-2 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,077th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 1,911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 144th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-885, one of 18 catalogued objects, from December 20, 1976, was 474 × 518 km inclined 65.8°. 18 objects from this launch are catalogued, 17 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
- 144th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,077th launch98th this yearhumanity's 1,911th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-885 · NORAD 9615 · 1976-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 18 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 885
- Object ID
- 1976-124A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-20 15:15:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25619507 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003227
- Inclination
- 65.8409°
- Ascending node
- 237.8092°
- Arg. of perigee
- 341.4054°
- Mean anomaly
- 18.5856°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 48
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
18 catalogued: 17 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-885 · NORAD 9615 · re-entered October 14, 1979
- Kosmos-885 SS 1 · NORAD 9897 · re-entered November 22, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 2 · NORAD 9901 · re-entered November 11, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 3 · NORAD 9914 · re-entered December 9, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 4 · NORAD 9915 · re-entered November 29, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 5 · NORAD 9916 · re-entered November 16, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 6 · NORAD 9917 · re-entered November 5, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 7 · NORAD 9918 · re-entered November 20, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 8 · NORAD 9919 · re-entered November 10, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 9 · NORAD 9920 · re-entered December 22, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 10 · NORAD 9922 · re-entered November 16, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 11 · NORAD 9923 · re-entered December 9, 1977
Show 5 more payloads
- Kosmos-885 SS 12 · NORAD 9924 · re-entered December 14, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 13 · NORAD 9925 · re-entered November 22, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 14 · NORAD 9926 · re-entered December 1, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 15 · NORAD 9999 · re-entered October 17, 1977
- Kosmos-885 SS 16 · NORAD 10391 · re-entered January 11, 1978
Kosmos-3M 21-255 Stage 2 · re-entered September 5, 1979
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
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
77th launch from 132/2, 10th this year · 521st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 16 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-2 2 launch?
Taifun-2 2 launched on December 17, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-2 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-2 2 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-2 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-885, one of 18 catalogued objects, from December 20, 1976, was 474 × 518 km inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-2 2 launch?
17 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).