Taifun-1Yu / Yug

Taifun-1Yu (Yug) with launch cradle (Yuzhnoye)

 

Taifuni-1Yu or Yug are 2 m diameter spheres with smooth surface for radar calibration

Nation: USSR / Russia
Type / Application: Radar calibration
Operator:
Contractors: Yuzhnoye
Equipment:
Configuration: 2 m sphere
Propulsion: None
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Satellite Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Kosmos 1146 (Taifun-1Yu #1) 05.12.1979 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1179 (Taifun-1Yu #2) 14.05.1980 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1418 (Taifun-1Yu #3) 21.10.1982 KY Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1427 (Taifun-1Yu #4) 29.12.1982 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1463 (Taifun-1Yu #5) 19.05.1983 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1502 (Taifun-1Yu #6) 05.10.1983 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1578 (Taifun-1Yu #7) 28.06.1984 KY Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1615 (Taifun-1Yu #8) 20.12.1984 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 1786 (Taifun-1Yu #9) 22.10.1986 TB Zenit-2 with GVM
Kosmos 1868 (Taifun-1Yu #10) 14.07.1987 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 2137 (Taifun-1Yu #11) 19.03.1991 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 2164 (Taifun-1Yu #12) 10.10.1991 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 2265 (Taifun-1Yu #13) 26.10.1993 Pl Kosmos-3M
Kosmos 2332 (Taifun-1Yu #14) 24.04.1996 Pl Kosmos-3M