Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 81
Launched
November 2, 1993
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 81 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 2, 1993. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 13th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,859th orbital launch attempt. It was the 400th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2266, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 957 × 1,026 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) · Production Corporation Polyot
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 400th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 13th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,859th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2266 · NORAD 22888 · 1993-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2266
- Object ID
- 1993-070A
- Epoch
- 1993-11-02 17:04:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74204207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047197
- Inclination
- 82.953°
- Ascending node
- 252.3046°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.7755°
- Mean anomaly
- 63.929°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.11953
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-2266 · NORAD 22888 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-608 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
171st launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,439th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 81 launch?
Parus 81 launched on November 2, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 81?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 81 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 81 reach?
Kosmos-2266, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 957 × 1,026 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).