Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 28
Launched
August 12, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 12, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,514th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 2,470th orbital launch attempt. It was the 239th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1295, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 979 × 1,030 km orbit inclined 82.8°. 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
- 239th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,514th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 2,470th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1295 · NORAD 12681 · 1981-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1295
- Object ID
- 1981-077A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-12 07:11:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.70607948 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034354
- Inclination
- 82.812°
- Ascending node
- 75.0762°
- Arg. of perigee
- 338.5933°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.3781°
- 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-1295 · NORAD 12681 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 98-324 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
115th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 824th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 28 launch?
Parus 28 launched on August 12, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 28?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 28 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 28 reach?
Kosmos-1295, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 979 × 1,030 km orbit inclined 82.8°.
How many satellites did Parus 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).