Status
Success
Cosmos 2098
Launch Time
Tue Aug 28, 1990 15:45 UTC
Tue Aug 28, 1990 15:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2098
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 133/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1990
82nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
407th mission
8th mission of 1990
381st successful mission
37th consecutive successful mission