Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 58
Launched
February 18, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 18, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,065th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,156th orbital launch attempt. It was the 340th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1821, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 971 × 1,023 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
- 340th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,065th launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,156th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1821 · NORAD 17525 · 1987-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1821
- Object ID
- 1987-017A
- Epoch
- 1987-02-20 12:47:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.727164 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035893
- Inclination
- 82.9152°
- Ascending node
- 22.9435°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.7445°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.9625°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 27
- B*
- 0.00042085
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-1821 · NORAD 17525 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-354 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
161st launch from 132/2, 3rd this year · 1,159th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 58 launch?
Parus 58 launched on February 18, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 58?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 58 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 58 reach?
Kosmos-1821, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 971 × 1,023 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
