Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 51
Launched
November 28, 1985
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 28, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,946th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 3,018th orbital launch attempt. It was the 320th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1704, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,016 km orbit 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
- 320th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,946th launch90th this yearhumanity's 3,018th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1704 · NORAD 16291 · 1985-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1704
- Object ID
- 1985-110A
- Epoch
- 1985-11-29 22:05:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73466174 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030058
- Inclination
- 82.9332°
- Ascending node
- 292.606°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.241°
- Mean anomaly
- 89.5288°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0.0044603
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-1704 · NORAD 16291 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 22-346 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
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,086th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 51 launch?
Parus 51 launched on November 28, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 51?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 51 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 51 reach?
Kosmos-1704, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).