First generation
The first-generation spacecraft include the DS-P1-Yu, DS-P1-I, and Tjulpan (Tulip) derived from the DS-P1 spacecraft and used for military applications such as development tests, adjustment, calibration, and certification of special-purpose land- and space-based complexes of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union.
DS-P1-Yu
|
Mass, kg |
193;240 |
| Active life | 60 days |
| Launch vehicle | 63S1, 11K63 |
| Main experimental results | Adjustment, neat characterization, and checkout of early-warning station radar capabilities; alignment of close-control radar channels. |
| Orbited on | 30 July 1964 |
DS-P1-I
|
Mass, kg |
195 |
| Active life | 60 days |
| Launch vehicle | 11K63 |
| Main experimental results | Adjustment, neat characterization, and periodic functional tests of ground stations that determined coordinates and transmitted commands from special-purpose systems of the Ministry of Defense. |
| Orbited on | 25 January 1965 |
Tjulpan
|
Mass, kg |
643 |
| Active life | 60 days |
| Launch vehicle | 11К65М |
| Main experimental results | The Tjulpan spacecraft was a target satellite developed for full-scale tests of killer satellites of the Soviet antisatellite defense. |
| Orbited on | 9 February 1971 |
Second generation
In the early 1970s, in accordance with the governmental decree, the second-generation adjustment and calibration spacecraft were developed: the Tajfun (Typhoon) rocket space complex to maintain combat readiness and support development tests of new special-purpose ground complexes of the Ministry of Defense. Spacecraft unification encompassed the onboard support system and the spacecraft components, as well as individual components of onboard special-purpose systems.
| Title | Tajfun-1А | Tajfun-1V |
|---|---|---|
|
Mass, kg |
750 | 585 |
| Active life | 6 months | |
| Launch vehicle | 11К65М | |
| Main experimental results | Functional check of antiaircraft sensors, using a single target; adjustment and checkout of energy and accuracy performance of early warning sensors; adjustment, alignment, and verification of ballistic missile defense control channels; verification of over-the-horizon radar ranging methods. | |
| Orbited on | 18 June 1974 | |
Duga-K
|
Mass, kg |
810 |
| Active life | 6 months |
| Launch vehicle | 11К65М |
| Main experimental results | Improvement of over-the-horizon radar performance monitoring methods. |
| Orbited on | 14 February 1989 |
Tajfun-1B
|
Mass, kg |
750 |
| Active life | |
| Launch vehicle | 11К65М |
| Main experimental results | Spacecraft functioning as a reradiator allowed defining and verifying the energy potential of a radar channel without installing respective equipment onboard the spacecraft. |
| Orbited on |
14 May 1980 |
|
Title |
Tajfun-2А |
Tajfun-2B |
Tajfun-2V |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass, kg |
1045 | 1040 | 1160 |
| Active life | 1 year | ||
| Launch vehicle | 11К65М | ||
| Main experimental results | Generation of a multiple-unit target model; definition of resolution of MoD’s special-purpose complexes; ground station performance monitoring and characterization; determination of position and command transmission tests; definition of quantum radar energy characteristics, signal analysis, and performance monitoring. | ||
| Orbited on | 28 April 1976 | ||
Third generation
Koltso
|
Mass, kg |
1630 |
| Active life | 1 year |
| Launch vehicle | 11К68 |
| Main experimental results | The spacecraft supported development tests and maintenance of MoD’s new-generation special-purpose ground equipment in combat readiness. |
| Orbited on | 27 December 1989 |
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