Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 85
Launched
January 16, 1996
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 85 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 16, 1996. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 24th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,045th orbital launch attempt. It was the 411th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2327, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 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
- 411th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 24th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,045th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2327 · NORAD 23773 · 1996-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2327
- Object ID
- 1996-004A
- Epoch
- 1996-01-16 18:43:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74088756 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045614
- Inclination
- 82.9784°
- Ascending node
- 16.9466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.5031°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.4297°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00001
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-2327 · NORAD 23773 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 87-201 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
180th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,474th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 85 launch?
Parus 85 launched on January 16, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 85?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 85?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 85 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 85 reach?
Kosmos-2327, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 958 × 1,026 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 85 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
