Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 46
Launched
October 11, 1984
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
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

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
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
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).
