Status
Success
Cosmos 1065
Launch Time
Fri Dec 22, 1978 22:00 UTC
Fri Dec 22, 1978 22:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1065
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 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1978
124th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
215th mission
20th mission of 1978
198th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission