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Launch FailureSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: Taifun-2 14
Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration
Tuesday, 25 January 1983

Mission Data

🇷🇺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#4
Agency Launches This Year#4
Launches From This Pad172
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Launch Site
132/2 · 62.8830°N 40.8698°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.