Romb

Russian



Specifications:

Type / Application: Radar Calibration
Contractors: NPO Yuzhnoe
Operator: -
Configuration: -
Lifetime: -
Mass: -
Orbit: -

Taifun-2 deploying 2 Romb subsatellites


These radar calibration satellites released up to 24 subsatellites called Romb. The Romb satellites were used as simulations of warheads for calibration of ground based radars.


Launch list:

Satellite Date LS Launcher Remarks:
Cosmos 816 (Romb #1) 28.04.1976 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 885 (Romb #2) 17.12.1976 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 893 (Romb #3) 15.02.1977 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 906 (Romb #4) 27.04.1977 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 913 (Romb #5) 30.05.1977 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 965 (Romb #6) 08.12.1977 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1065 (Romb #7) 22.12.1978 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1112 (Romb #8) 06.07.1979 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1186 (Romb #9) 06.06.1980 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1204 (Romb #10) 31.07.1980 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1311 (Romb #11) 28.09.1981 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1335 (Romb #12) 29.01.1982 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 82F01 (Romb #13) 04.03.1982 KY, LC-107 Cosmos-3M  Launch failure
Cosmos 1351 (Romb #14) 21.04.1982 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1397 (Romb #15) 29.07.1982 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 83F01 (Romb #16) 25.01.1983 Pl, LC-132 Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1453 (Romb #17) 19.04.1983 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1465 (Romb #18) 26.05.1983 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1494 (Romb #19) 31.08.1983 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1501 (Romb #20) 30.09.1983 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1601 (Romb #21) 27.09.1984 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1662 (Romb #22) 19.06.1985 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1688 (Romb #23) 02.10.1985 KY Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1776 (Romb #24) 03.09.1986 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1815 (Romb #25) 22.01.1987 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 1960 (Romb #26) 28.07.1988 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 2075 (Romb #27) 25.04.1990 Pl Cosmos-3M  
Cosmos 91F02 (Romb #28) 25.06.1991 Pl, LC-132 Cosmos-3M  Failure
Cosmos 2306 (Romb #29) 02.03.1995 Pl Cosmos-3M  


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