Status
Success
Cosmos 1960
Launch Time
Thu Jul 28, 1988 11:20 UTC
Thu Jul 28, 1988 11:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1960
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
1988
69th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
390th mission
8th mission of 1988
364th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission