Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 8
Launched
February 21, 1977
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 21, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,090th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 149th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-894, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,006 × 1,025 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 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
- 149th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,090th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,928th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-894 · NORAD 9846 · 1977-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 894
- Object ID
- 1977-013A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-22 01:46:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.67503738 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012587
- Inclination
- 82.9249°
- Ascending node
- 79.3728°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.99°
- Mean anomaly
- 3.2335°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-894 · NORAD 9846 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 82-428 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
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 530th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 8 launch?
Parus 8 launched on February 21, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 8?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 8 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 8 reach?
Kosmos-894, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,006 × 1,025 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).