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Taifun-1B

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on April 24, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 24, 1996 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1996-025Launch no. 4,066 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 24, 1996, 13:00
Launch designation
1996-025
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-2332
Vehicle flight ID
47187-213

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,565 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.750 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23321996-025ANORAD 23853Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 28, 2005

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