Status
Success
Cosmos 1427
Launch Time
Wed Dec 29, 1982 12:00 UTC
Wed Dec 29, 1982 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1427
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
1982
129th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
294th mission
25th mission of 1982
272nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission