Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 2
Launched
April 11, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 11, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 909th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 1,681st orbital launch attempt. It was the 102nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-726, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 999 km orbit 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
- 102nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 909th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 1,681st orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-726 · NORAD 7736 · 1975-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 726
- Object ID
- 1975-028A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-11 09:22:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.77510142 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025628
- Inclination
- 83.0168°
- Ascending node
- 346.4508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.0673°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.8187°
- 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-726 · NORAD 7736 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 33-203 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
33rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 410th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 2 launch?
Parus 2 launched on April 11, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 2?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 2 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 2 reach?
Kosmos-726, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 999 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).