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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 14, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 14, 1980 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1980-037Launch no. 2,314 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 14, 1980, 13:00
Launch designation
1980-037
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1179
Vehicle flight ID
53783-456

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,550 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.750 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11791980-037ANORAD 11796Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 18, 1989

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