Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 17
Launched
January 16, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 16, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,276th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,176th orbital launch attempt. It was the 196th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1072, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 21, 1979, was 972 × 1,024 km 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
- 196th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,276th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,176th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1072 · NORAD 11238 · 1979-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1072
- Object ID
- 1979-003A
- Epoch
- 1979-01-21 12:46:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72440624 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035335
- Inclination
- 82.9419°
- Ascending node
- 44.477°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.827°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.8788°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 66
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1072 · NORAD 11238 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-437 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
93rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 658th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 17 launch?
Parus 17 launched on January 16, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 17?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 17 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1072, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 21, 1979, was 972 × 1,024 km inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).