Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 63
Launched
July 18, 1988
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 18, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,201st launch, 54th this year and humanity's 3,318th orbital launch attempt. It was the 355th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1959, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,014 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 355th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,201st launch54th this yearhumanity's 3,318th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1959 · NORAD 19324 · 1988-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1959
- Object ID
- 1988-062A
- Epoch
- 1988-07-20 03:50:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.7490908 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033213
- Inclination
- 82.9526°
- Ascending node
- 301.1922°
- Arg. of perigee
- 282.9879°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.7552°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- 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-1959 · NORAD 19324 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 96-175 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
102nd launch from 133/3 (133L), 3rd this year · 1,225th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 63 launch?
Parus 63 launched on July 18, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 63?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 63 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 63 reach?
Kosmos-1959, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 965 × 1,014 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).