Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 10
Launched
September 13, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 13, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,151st launch, 71st this year and humanity's 2,005th orbital launch attempt. It was the 164th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-951, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,019 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 164th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,151st launch71st this yearhumanity's 2,005th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-951 · NORAD 10352 · 1977-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 951
- Object ID
- 1977-087A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-13 21:24:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74171925 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0036744
- Inclination
- 82.9723°
- Ascending node
- 320.6177°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.8916°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.8028°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00004681
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 4 still in orbit
- Kosmos-951 · NORAD 10352 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-436 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system
Pad

132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
72nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 9th this year · 574th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 10 launch?
Parus 10 launched on September 13, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 10 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 10 reach?
Kosmos-951, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,019 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
