Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 26
Launched
February 12, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 12, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,464th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 233rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1244, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,016 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
- 233rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,464th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,405th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1244 · NORAD 12297 · 1981-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1244
- Object ID
- 1981-013A
- Epoch
- 1981-02-13 08:00:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73561769 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029576
- Inclination
- 82.9508°
- Ascending node
- 85.7211°
- Arg. of perigee
- 278.3069°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.4534°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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-1244 · NORAD 12297 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 98-320 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
111th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 797th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 26 launch?
Parus 26 launched on February 12, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 26?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 26 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 26 reach?
Kosmos-1244, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).