Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 12
Launched
January 17, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 17, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,188th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,052nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 176th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-985, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 963 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 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
- 176th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,188th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,052nd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-985 · NORAD 10599 · 1978-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 985
- Object ID
- 1978-007A
- Epoch
- 1978-01-17 04:50:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.7415297 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0039441
- Inclination
- 82.9359°
- Ascending node
- 195.8375°
- Arg. of perigee
- 308.2801°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.6964°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-985 · NORAD 10599 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-327 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
82nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 598th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 12 launch?
Parus 12 launched on January 17, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 12?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 12 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 12 reach?
Kosmos-985, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 963 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).