Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 79
Launched
February 9, 1993
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 79 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 9, 1993. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 9th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,793rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 396th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2233, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,016 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) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 396th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 9th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,793rd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2233 · NORAD 22487 · 1993-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2233
- Object ID
- 1993-008A
- Epoch
- 1993-02-10 03:03:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75056911 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037125
- Inclination
- 82.9424°
- Ascending node
- 210.7991°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.2204°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.4951°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0.0070955
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-2233 · NORAD 22487 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 78-428 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
125th launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,419th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 79 launch?
Parus 79 launched on February 9, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 79?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 79?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 79 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 79 reach?
Kosmos-2233, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 961 × 1,016 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 79 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).