Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 78
Launched
October 29, 1992
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 78 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 29, 1992. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 7th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,763rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 394th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2218, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 792 × 998 km orbit inclined 82.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 394th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 7th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 7th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,763rd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2218 · NORAD 22207 · 1992-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2218
- Object ID
- 1992-073A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-29 10:22:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.01719747 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0141164
- Inclination
- 82.6594°
- Ascending node
- 226.1968°
- Arg. of perigee
- 199.6054°
- Mean anomaly
- 159.9659°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-2218 · NORAD 22207 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 78-424 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
123rd launch from 133/3 (133L), 4th this year · 1,406th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 78 launch?
Parus 78 launched on October 29, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 78?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 78?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 78 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 78 reach?
Kosmos-2218, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 792 × 998 km orbit inclined 82.7°.
How many satellites did Parus 78 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).