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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 5, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 5, 1983 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1983-102Launch no. 2,744 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 5, 1983, 12:00
Launch designation
1983-102
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1502
Vehicle flight ID
65039-540

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15021983-102ANORAD 14395Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 29, 1985

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