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Kosmos-3M: Taifun-1B 8

Passive radar calibration satellite

Thursday, 20 December 1984
Kosmos-3M: Taifun-1B 8

Mission Data

Soviet Space Program
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos-3M (11K65M)
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record423 of 445 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Target
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad132/2
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#127
Agency Launches This Year#96
Launches From This Pad172
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Launch Site

132/2 · 62.8830°N 40.8698°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.