Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 11
Launched
December 23, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 23, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,180th launch, 100th this year and humanity's 2,043rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 174th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-971, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,012 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 2 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
- 174th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,180th launch100th this yearhumanity's 2,043rd orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-971 · NORAD 10536 · 1977-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 971
- Object ID
- 1977-122A
- Epoch
- 1977-12-23 17:48:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73623319 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025219
- Inclination
- 82.9346°
- Ascending node
- 6.2613°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.7516°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.3569°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-971 · NORAD 10536 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-322 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
81st launch from 132/1 (132L), 18th this year · 592nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 11 launch?
Parus 11 launched on December 23, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 11?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 11 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 11 reach?
Kosmos-971, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 975 × 1,012 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).