Status
Success
Cosmos 2265
Launch Time
Wed Apr 24, 1996 13:00 UTC
Wed Apr 24, 1996 13:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 2265
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
1996
26th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
446th mission
2nd mission of 1996
418th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission