Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 43
Launched
May 11, 1984
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 11, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,790th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 2,818th orbital launch attempt. It was the 298th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1550, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 969 × 1,019 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
- 298th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,790th launch31st this yearhumanity's 2,818th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1550 · NORAD 14965 · 1984-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1550
- Object ID
- 1984-043A
- Epoch
- 1984-05-11 07:43:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73593934 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034318
- Inclination
- 82.9697°
- Ascending node
- 352.0544°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.0295°
- Mean anomaly
- 69.5525°
- 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-1550 · NORAD 14965 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 39-533 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
144th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 988th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 43 launch?
Parus 43 launched on May 11, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 43?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 43 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 43 reach?
Kosmos-1550, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 969 × 1,019 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
