Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 74
Launched
November 27, 1991
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 74 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 27, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,453rd launch, 58th this year and humanity's 3,681st orbital launch attempt. It was the 387th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2173, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 954 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 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
- 387th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,453rd launch58th this yearhumanity's 3,681st orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2173 · NORAD 21796 · 1991-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2173
- Object ID
- 1991-081A
- Epoch
- 1991-11-27 04:55:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75405629 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045608
- Inclination
- 82.9837°
- Ascending node
- 146.2347°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.8237°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.7821°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2173 · NORAD 21796 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 48-409 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
119th launch from 133/3 (133L), 7th this year · 1,380th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
168 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 74 launch?
Parus 74 launched on November 27, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 74?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 74?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 74 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 74 reach?
Kosmos-2173, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 954 × 1,021 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 74 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).