Status
Success
Cosmos 687
Launch Time
Fri Oct 11, 1974 11:29 UTC
Fri Oct 11, 1974 11:29 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 687
It is a satellite of the Taïfoun constellation. These are satellites used to calibrate missile guidance stations on the ground. They are sent in two versions, Taïfoun-1 and Taïfoun-2. They are built by Yuzhnoye.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1974
82nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
114th mission
14th mission of 1974
101st successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission