Taifun-1Yu / Yug
Taifun-1Yu (Yug) with launch cradle [Yuzhnoye]
The Taifun-1Yu or Yug were passive radar calibration satellites employed by the USSR and later Russia.
They consisted of a 2 m diameter spherical with smooth surface and had a launch weight of about 500 kg. The Yug satellites were produced by Yuzhnoye and were launched by Kosmos-3M rockets employing a special launch cradle.
One Yug satellite was launched on a development flight of the Zenit-2 rocket in 1986.
| Nation: | USSR / Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Radar calibration |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | Yuzhnoye |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | 2 m sphere |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | None |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | ~ 500 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos 1146 (Taifun-1Yu #1) | 05.12.1979 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1179 (Taifun-1Yu #2) | 14.05.1980 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1418 (Taifun-1Yu #3) | 21.10.1982 | KY LC-107 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1427 (Taifun-1Yu #4) | 29.12.1982 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1463 (Taifun-1Yu #5) | 19.05.1983 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1502 (Taifun-1Yu #6) | 05.10.1983 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1578 (Taifun-1Yu #7) | 28.06.1984 | KY LC-107 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1615 (Taifun-1Yu #8) | 20.12.1984 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 1786 (Taifun-1Yu #9) | 22.10.1986 | TB LC-45/1 | Zenit-2 | with GVM | |
| Kosmos 1868 (Taifun-1Yu #10) | 14.07.1987 | Pl LC-132/2 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 2137 (Taifun-1Yu #11) | 19.03.1991 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 2164 (Taifun-1Yu #12) | 10.10.1991 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 2265 (Taifun-1Yu #13) | 26.10.1993 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M | ||
| Kosmos 2332 (Taifun-1Yu #14) | 24.04.1996 | Pl LC-132/1 | Kosmos-3M |
Further Taifun missions:
