Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 27
Launched
June 4, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 4, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,495th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 2,446th orbital launch attempt. It was the 237th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1275, one of 480 catalogued objects, reached a 969 × 1,019 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 480 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
- 237th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,495th launch44th this yearhumanity's 2,446th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1275 · NORAD 12504 · 1981-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 480 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1275
- Object ID
- 1981-053A
- Epoch
- 1981-06-04 18:51:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73512106 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034306
- Inclination
- 82.9392°
- Ascending node
- 156.3749°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.834°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.9005°
- 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
480 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 478 debris; 402 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1275 · NORAD 12504 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 98-323 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
113th launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 812th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 27 launch?
Parus 27 launched on June 4, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 27?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 27 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 27 reach?
Kosmos-1275, one of 480 catalogued objects, reached a 969 × 1,019 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).