Status
Success
Cosmos 1238
Launch Time
Fri Jan 16, 1981 09:00 UTC
Fri Jan 16, 1981 09:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1238
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
1981
3rd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
252nd mission
1st mission of 1981
234th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission