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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 46

Launched

October 11, 1984

Launch Successful

Image: Julio Perez Suarez

Summary

Parus 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,843rd launch, 84th this year and humanity's 2,884th orbital launch attempt. It was the 307th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1605, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 13, 1984, was 959 × 1,026 km 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
307th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,843rd launch84th this yearhumanity's 2,884th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

82.9°Inclination
959 × 1026 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
267.6°Ascending node
15342 d agoElement epoch1984-10-13 22:19 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1605 · NORAD 15359 · 1984-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 1605
Object ID
1984-109A
Epoch
1984-10-13 22:19:06 UTC
Mean motion
13.74000307 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0045644
Inclination
82.9379°
Ascending node
267.6228°
Arg. of perigee
287.5306°
Mean anomaly
72.0673°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
32
B*
9.9999e-7

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-1605 · NORAD 15359 · in orbit

Kosmos-3M 34-125 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

Map of 132/2

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

149th launch from 132/2, 9th this year · 1,024th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

14 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Parus 46 launch?

Parus 46 launched on October 11, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Parus 46?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Parus 46?

Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet

Where did Parus 46 launch from?

132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Parus 46 reach?

The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1605, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 13, 1984, was 959 × 1,026 km inclined 82.9°.

How many satellites did Parus 46 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).