Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 18
Launched
March 21, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 21, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,294th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,200th orbital launch attempt. It was the 200th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1089, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 23, 1979, was 978 × 1,010 km 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
- 200th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,294th launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,200th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1089 · NORAD 11308 · 1979-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1089
- Object ID
- 1979-026A
- Epoch
- 1979-03-23 11:50:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73497677 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022033
- Inclination
- 82.9731°
- Ascending node
- 267.879°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.2397°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.6187°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 32
- 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-1089 · NORAD 11308 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-413 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
99th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 671st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 18 launch?
Parus 18 launched on March 21, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 18?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 18 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 18 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1089, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 23, 1979, was 978 × 1,010 km inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).