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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 19, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 19, 1991 · 14:30 UTCLaunch 1991-021Launch no. 3,614 in the log
RocketKosmos 11K65M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 19, 1991, 14:30
Launch designation
1991-021
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-2137
Vehicle flight ID
53448-417

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21371991-021ANORAD 21190Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 3, 1995

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