Status
Success
Cosmos 1006
Launch Time
Fri May 12, 1978 11:00 UTC
Fri May 12, 1978 11:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1006
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 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1978
47th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
203rd mission
8th mission of 1978
187th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission