Status
Success
Cosmos 1169
Launch Time
Thu Mar 27, 1980 07:30 UTC
Thu Mar 27, 1980 07:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1169
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
1980
23rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
239th mission
5th mission of 1980
222nd successful mission
25th consecutive successful mission