Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 82
Launched
April 26, 1994
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 82 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 26, 1994. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,893rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 401st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2279, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 964 × 1,014 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
- 401st Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,893rd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2279 · NORAD 23092 · 1994-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2279
- Object ID
- 1994-024A
- Epoch
- 1994-04-26 07:08:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74980538 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003416
- Inclination
- 82.948°
- Ascending node
- 275.3763°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.1344°
- Mean anomaly
- 70.5002°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0000099999
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-2279 · NORAD 23092 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 35-614 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
127th launch from 133/3 (133L), 1st this year · 1,445th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
389 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 82 launch?
Parus 82 launched on April 26, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 82?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 82?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 82 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 82 reach?
Kosmos-2279, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 964 × 1,014 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 82 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
