Status
Success
Cosmos 1179
Launch Time
Wed May 14, 1980 13:00 UTC
Wed May 14, 1980 13:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1179
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
37th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
241st mission
7th mission of 1980
224th successful mission
27th consecutive successful mission