Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 60
Launched
October 14, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 14, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,127th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 3,230th orbital launch attempt. It was the 346th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1891, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,035 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
- 346th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,127th launch77th this yearhumanity's 3,230th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1891 · NORAD 18402 · 1987-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1891
- Object ID
- 1987-087A
- Epoch
- 1987-10-14 15:45:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72485403 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050526
- Inclination
- 82.9233°
- Ascending node
- 239.3753°
- Arg. of perigee
- 192.4587°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.5462°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1891 · NORAD 18402 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 26-186 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
96th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,191st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
351 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 60 launch?
Parus 60 launched on October 14, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 60?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 60 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 60 reach?
Kosmos-1891, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,035 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).