Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 29
Launched
September 18, 1981
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 18, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,527th launch, 76th this year and humanity's 2,484th orbital launch attempt. It was the 242nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1308, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,012 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
- 242nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,527th launch76th this yearhumanity's 2,484th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1308 · NORAD 12835 · 1981-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1308
- Object ID
- 1981-091A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-18 06:43:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74108033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0027412
- Inclination
- 82.8906°
- Ascending node
- 78.2943°
- Arg. of perigee
- 300.58°
- Mean anomaly
- 59.1008°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1308 · NORAD 12835 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 75-113 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
116th launch from 132/1 (132L), 9th this year · 833rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 29 launch?
Parus 29 launched on September 18, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 29?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 29 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 29 reach?
Kosmos-1308, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,012 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).