Status
Success
Cosmos 1578
Launch Time
Thu Jun 28, 1984 13:10 UTC
Thu Jun 28, 1984 13:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1578
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 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1984
68th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
331st mission
13th mission of 1984
308th successful mission
34th consecutive successful mission