Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 4
Launched
November 4, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 4, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 962nd launch, 76th this year and humanity's 1,759th orbital launch attempt. It was the 113th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-778, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,001 × 1,018 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
- 113th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 962nd launch76th this yearhumanity's 1,759th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-778 · NORAD 8419 · 1975-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 778
- Object ID
- 1975-103A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-04 11:37:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.69153698 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011287
- Inclination
- 82.9702°
- Ascending node
- 224.4616°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.0079°
- Mean anomaly
- 220.1856°
- 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-778 · NORAD 8419 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 31-275 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
42nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 13th this year · 447th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 4 launch?
Parus 4 launched on November 4, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 4?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 4 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 4 reach?
Kosmos-778, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,001 × 1,018 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).