Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 71
Launched
February 26, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 26, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,406th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 3,610th orbital launch attempt. It was the 379th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2135, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 932 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 82.8°. 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
- 379th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,406th launch11th this yearhumanity's 3,610th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2135 · NORAD 21130 · 1991-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2135
- Object ID
- 1991-013A
- Epoch
- 1991-02-26 18:29:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.77535052 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065038
- Inclination
- 82.8241°
- Ascending node
- 256.3431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 276.6457°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.7394°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.000099999
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-2135 · NORAD 21130 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 68-255 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
116th launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 1,350th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 71 launch?
Parus 71 launched on February 26, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 71?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 71 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 71 reach?
Kosmos-2135, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 932 × 1,028 km orbit inclined 82.8°.
How many satellites did Parus 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).