Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 13
Launched
February 28, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 28, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,196th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 2,067th orbital launch attempt. It was the 178th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-991, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 947 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 178th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,196th launch14th this yearhumanity's 2,067th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-991 · NORAD 10692 · 1978-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 991
- Object ID
- 1978-022A
- Epoch
- 1978-02-28 08:07:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.77144432 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004712
- Inclination
- 82.9812°
- Ascending node
- 286.7712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 291.1981°
- Mean anomaly
- 65.803°
- 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-991 · NORAD 10692 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 16-323 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
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
89th launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 603rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 13 launch?
Parus 13 launched on February 28, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 13?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 13 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 13 reach?
Kosmos-991, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 947 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).