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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 29, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 29, 1982 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1982-121Launch no. 2,640 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 29, 1982, 12:00
Launch designation
1982-121
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1427
Vehicle flight ID
53783-454

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14271982-121ANORAD 13750Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 5, 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.