Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 16
Launched
December 20, 1978
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1978. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,268th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 2,168th orbital launch attempt. It was the 193rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 193rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,268th launch86th this yearhumanity's 2,168th orbital launch attempt123rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1064 · NORAD 11161 · re-entered November 12, 1989
Kosmos-3M 82-425 Stage 2 · re-entered November 15, 1988
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
92nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 11th this year · 651st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 16 launch?
Parus 16 launched on December 20, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 16?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 16 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Parus 16 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a navigation mission.
How many satellites did Parus 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).