Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 23
Launched
January 25, 1980
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 25, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,368th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,290th orbital launch attempt. It was the 215th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1153, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,014 km orbit 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
- 215th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,368th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,290th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1153 · NORAD 11680 · 1980-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1153
- Object ID
- 1980-007A
- Epoch
- 1980-01-25 22:00:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73098012 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025285
- Inclination
- 82.9333°
- Ascending node
- 101.2722°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.71°
- Mean anomaly
- 70.1327°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1153 · NORAD 11680 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 67-249 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
106th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 729th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Parus 23 launch?
Parus 23 launched on January 25, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 23?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 23 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 23 reach?
Kosmos-1153, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,014 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
