Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 15
Launched
May 23, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 23, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,217th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 2,099th orbital launch attempt. It was the 184th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1011, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 978 × 1,025 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
- 184th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,217th launch35th this yearhumanity's 2,099th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1011 · NORAD 10917 · 1978-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1011
- Object ID
- 1978-053A
- Epoch
- 1978-05-23 18:20:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71419907 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031529
- Inclination
- 82.9376°
- Ascending node
- 163.2336°
- Arg. of perigee
- 317.3233°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.7681°
- 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-1011 · NORAD 10917 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 68-310 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
87th launch from 132/1 (132L), 6th this year · 617th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 15 launch?
Parus 15 launched on May 23, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 15?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 15 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 15 reach?
Kosmos-1011, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 978 × 1,025 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).