Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 61
Launched
December 23, 1987
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 23, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,143rd launch, 93rd this year and humanity's 3,249th orbital launch attempt. It was the 349th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1904, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 966 × 1,010 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
- 349th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,143rd launch93rd this yearhumanity's 3,249th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1904 · NORAD 18709 · 1987-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1904
- Object ID
- 1987-106A
- Epoch
- 1987-12-23 21:47:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75256471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030164
- Inclination
- 82.8528°
- Ascending node
- 65.385°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.8488°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.9313°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1904 · NORAD 18709 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 11-281 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
99th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 1,197th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 61 launch?
Parus 61 launched on December 23, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 61?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 61 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 61 reach?
Kosmos-1904, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 966 × 1,010 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).