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Kosmos-3M: Taifun-2 14

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Tuesday, 25 January 1983
Kosmos-3M: Taifun-2 14

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#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.