Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 38
Launched
May 6, 1983
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 6, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,692nd launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 2,689th orbital launch attempt. It was the 280th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1459, one of 2 catalogued objects, from May 9, 1983, was 952 × 1,024 km 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
- 280th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,692nd launch33rd this yearhumanity's 2,689th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1459 · NORAD 14057 · 1983-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1459
- Object ID
- 1983-042A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-09 00:30:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75171716 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048694
- Inclination
- 82.97°
- Ascending node
- 294.4062°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.4173°
- Mean anomaly
- 64.1891°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 40
- B*
- -0.00181
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-1459 · NORAD 14057 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 19-513 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
136th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 928th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 38 launch?
Parus 38 launched on May 6, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 38?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 38 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 38 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1459, one of 2 catalogued objects, from May 9, 1983, was 952 × 1,024 km inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).