Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 7
Launched
December 28, 1976
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,080th launch, 101st this year and humanity's 1,915th orbital launch attempt. It was the 145th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-887, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 1,024 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 145th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,080th launch101st this yearhumanity's 1,915th orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-887 · NORAD 9637 · 1976-128 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 887
- Object ID
- 1976-128A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-28 21:28:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74333858 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044539
- Inclination
- 82.9415°
- Ascending node
- 242.0889°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.0517°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.4348°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-887 · NORAD 9637 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 72-415 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 17th this year · 523rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 7 launch?
Parus 7 launched on December 28, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 7?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 7 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 7 reach?
Kosmos-887, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 1,024 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).