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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 20, 1984, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 1984 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1984-127Launch no. 2,897 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 20, 1984, 13:00
Launch designation
1984-127
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1615
Vehicle flight ID
47134-127

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-16151984-127ANORAD 15446Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 1990

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