Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 56
Launched
November 24, 1986
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 24, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,040th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 3,128th orbital launch attempt. It was the 335th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1802, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 1, 1986, was 970 × 1,032 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
- 335th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,040th launch84th this yearhumanity's 3,128th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1802 · NORAD 17159 · 1986-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1802
- Object ID
- 1986-093A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-01 23:12:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71614389 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041666
- Inclination
- 82.9335°
- Ascending node
- 52.2424°
- Arg. of perigee
- 262.0383°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.525°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 97
- B*
- 0
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-1802 · NORAD 17159 · in orbit
Kosmos-2M 22-459 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
158th launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 1,144th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Parus 56 launch?
Parus 56 launched on November 24, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 56?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 56 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 56 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1802, one of 2 catalogued objects, from December 1, 1986, was 970 × 1,032 km inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 56 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
