Cosmos 1508

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

12:30:00

Friday November 11, 1983

Mission Details

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

500 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Cosmos-3M

Active 1967 to 2010

Manufacturer

OKB-586

Rocket

Height: 32.42m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,486 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.44m

Height: 5.72m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 132/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Site 132/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Fastest Turnaround

2 days 5 hours

Stats

Cosmos-3

316th

Mission

22nd

Mission of 1983

OKB-586

1756th

Mission

87th

Mission of 1983

1983

112th

Orbital launch attempt