Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 66
Launched
June 7, 1989
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 7, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,273rd launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 3,416th orbital launch attempt. It was the 362nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2026, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 9, 1989, was 960 × 1,017 km 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
- 362nd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,273rd launch32nd this yearhumanity's 3,416th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2026 · NORAD 20045 · 1989-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2026
- Object ID
- 1989-042A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-09 05:47:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75010921 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038987
- Inclination
- 82.9418°
- Ascending node
- 0.347°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.8275°
- Mean anomaly
- 69.868°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- B*
- -0.00088613
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-2026 · NORAD 20045 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 11-225 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
169th launch from 132/2, 6th this year · 1,267th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 66 launch?
Parus 66 launched on June 7, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 66?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 66 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 66 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2026, one of 2 catalogued objects, from June 9, 1989, was 960 × 1,017 km inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).