Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 68
Launched
March 20, 1990
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 20, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,329th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 3,500th orbital launch attempt. It was the 369th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2061, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,024 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
- 369th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,329th launch13th this yearhumanity's 3,500th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2061 · NORAD 20527 · 1990-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2061
- Object ID
- 1990-023A
- Epoch
- 1990-03-20 07:05:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71235811 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030014
- Inclination
- 82.9395°
- Ascending node
- 211.4973°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.0751°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.6928°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0022245
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-2061 · NORAD 20527 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 61-245 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
107th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,302nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 68 launch?
Parus 68 launched on March 20, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 68?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 68 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 68 reach?
Kosmos-2061, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,024 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).