Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 49
Launched
March 14, 1985
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 14, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,873rd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,926th orbital launch attempt. It was the 313th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1634, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 826 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
- 313th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,873rd launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,926th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1634 · NORAD 15597 · 1985-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1634
- Object ID
- 1985-022A
- Epoch
- 1985-03-14 00:58:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.27754116 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.048956
- Inclination
- 82.99°
- Ascending node
- 216.853°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.4315°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.2532°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1634 · NORAD 15597 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 44-146 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
152nd launch from 132/2, 2nd this year · 1,042nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 49 launch?
Parus 49 launched on March 14, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 49?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 49 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 49 reach?
Kosmos-1634, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 826 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
