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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 5, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 5, 1979 · 09:00 UTCLaunch 1979-100Launch no. 2,270 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 5, 1979, 09:00
Launch designation
1979-100
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1146
Vehicle flight ID
47168-309

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
496 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.750 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11461979-100ANORAD 11632Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 25, 1981

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.