Status
Failure
Taïfoun n°59
Launch Time
Tue Jun 25, 1991 13:20 UTC
Tue Jun 25, 1991 13:20 UTC
The launch was a failure due to a malfunction on the second stage engine S5.23.
Rocket
Mission Details
Taïfoun n°59
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
1991
45th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
418th mission
9th mission of 1991
20th failed mission