Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 73
Launched
August 22, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 73 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 22, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,437th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 3,658th orbital launch attempt. It was the 385th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2154, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,015 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
- 385th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,437th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 3,658th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2154 · NORAD 21666 · 1991-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2154
- Object ID
- 1991-059A
- Epoch
- 1991-08-23 05:45:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.72584096 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0023837
- Inclination
- 82.9082°
- Ascending node
- 186.7485°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.6667°
- Mean anomaly
- 96.178°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0.0098287
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-2154 · NORAD 21666 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 78-429 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
164th launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 1,372nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 73 launch?
Parus 73 launched on August 22, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 73?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 73?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 73 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 73 reach?
Kosmos-2154, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 980 × 1,015 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 73 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).