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Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Parus 70

Launched

September 14, 1990

Launch Successful

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

82.9°Inclination
968 × 1021 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
104.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements
108.8°Ascending node
13178 d agoElement epoch1990-09-17 00:05 UTC · stale

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

Map of 133/3 (133L)

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

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).