NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cosmos 1112

Launch Time
Fri Jul 06, 1979 08:20 UTC

Rocket

Cosmos-3M
Image Credit: OKB-586
RVSN USSR
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 1,486 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 32.42 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.44 m
Fairing Height: 5.72 m

Mission Details

Cosmos 1112

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

1979

64th orbital launch attempt

Cosmos-3

227th mission
11th mission of 1979
210th successful mission
13th consecutive successful mission