Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 6
Launched
October 29, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 29, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,062nd launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 1,894th orbital launch attempt. It was the 139th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-864, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 976 × 1,013 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 139th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,062nd launch83rd this yearhumanity's 1,894th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-864 · NORAD 9509 · 1976-108 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 864
- Object ID
- 1976-108A
- Epoch
- 1976-10-29 14:04:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73499298 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025146
- Inclination
- 82.9303°
- Ascending node
- 256.0101°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.2858°
- Mean anomaly
- 57.5814°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-864 · NORAD 9509 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-414 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
74th launch from 132/2, 7th this year · 512th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 6 launch?
Parus 6 launched on October 29, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 6?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 6 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 6 reach?
Kosmos-864, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 976 × 1,013 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).