Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 14
Launched
March 28, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 28, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,203rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,077th orbital launch attempt. It was the 180th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-996, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,003 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
- 180th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,203rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,077th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-996 · NORAD 10744 · 1978-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 996
- Object ID
- 1978-031A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-28 04:39:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.7633009 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025951
- Inclination
- 82.9236°
- Ascending node
- 235.5769°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.0098°
- Mean anomaly
- 69.2866°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-996 · NORAD 10744 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 46-314 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
83rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 608th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 14 launch?
Parus 14 launched on March 28, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 14?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 14 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 14 reach?
Kosmos-996, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,003 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).