Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 59
Launched
July 6, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 6, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,102nd launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 3,200th orbital launch attempt. It was the 344th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1864, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 968 × 1,013 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
- 344th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,102nd launch52nd this yearhumanity's 3,200th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1864 · NORAD 18160 · 1987-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1864
- Object ID
- 1987-057A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-07 22:07:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74463251 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030686
- Inclination
- 82.9353°
- Ascending node
- 281.5643°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.8179°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.958°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- 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-1864 · NORAD 18160 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 96-177 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
162nd launch from 132/2, 4th this year · 1,180th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 59 launch?
Parus 59 launched on July 6, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 59?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 59 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 59 reach?
Kosmos-1864, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 968 × 1,013 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).