Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 21
Launched
October 16, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 16, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,350th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 2,267th orbital launch attempt. It was the 211th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1141, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 967 × 1,009 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 3 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
- 211th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,350th launch77th this yearhumanity's 2,267th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1141 · NORAD 11585 · 1979-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1141
- Object ID
- 1979-090A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-17 19:23:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75309372 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028456
- Inclination
- 82.9507°
- Ascending node
- 235.9059°
- Arg. of perigee
- 286.548°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.2241°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 18
- B*
- 0.00008602
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1141 · NORAD 11585 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-410 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
102nd launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 713th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 21 launch?
Parus 21 launched on October 16, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 21?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 21 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 21 reach?
Kosmos-1141, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 967 × 1,009 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).