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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: Taifun-2 17
Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration
Wednesday, 31 August 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 Pad107/1
Location🇷🇺 Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#92
Agency Launches This Year#68
Launches From This Pad20
Launches From This Site101
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
107/1 · 48.5407°N 46.2968°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.