Status
Success
Cosmos 1868
Launch Time
Tue Jul 14, 1987 14:00 UTC
Tue Jul 14, 1987 14:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1868
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 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1987
65th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
376th mission
9th mission of 1987
350th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission