Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 70
Launched
September 14, 1990
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 70 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 14, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,372nd launch, 56th this year and humanity's 3,563rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 374th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2100, one of 2 catalogued objects, from September 17, 1990, was 968 × 1,021 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
- 374th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,372nd launch56th this yearhumanity's 3,563rd orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2100 · NORAD 20804 · 1990-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2100
- Object ID
- 1990-083A
- Epoch
- 1990-09-17 00:05:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73408588 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0035806
- Inclination
- 82.9375°
- Ascending node
- 108.7705°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.2629°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.4475°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 38
- B*
- -0.00031425
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-2100 · NORAD 20804 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 48-403 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
111th launch from 133/3 (133L), 6th this year · 1,332nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 70 launch?
Parus 70 launched on September 14, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 70?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 70 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 70 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-2100, one of 2 catalogued objects, from September 17, 1990, was 968 × 1,021 km inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
