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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 14, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 14, 1987 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1987-061Launch no. 3,200 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 14, 1987, 14:00
Launch designation
1987-061
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1868
Vehicle flight ID
47196-161

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18681987-061ANORAD 18192Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 2, 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.