Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 86
Launched
September 5, 1996
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 86 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 5, 1996. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 26th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,097th orbital launch attempt. It was the 413th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2334, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,007 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 413th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 3rd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 26th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,097th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2334 · NORAD 24304 · 1996-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2334
- Object ID
- 1996-052A
- Epoch
- 1996-09-05 15:57:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.74050931 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020262
- Inclination
- 82.9404°
- Ascending node
- 204.8287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 273.3567°
- Mean anomaly
- 86.5814°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2334 · NORAD 24304 · in orbit
- MEXICO-OSCAR-30 · NORAD 24305 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 59-826 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
182nd launch from 132/1 (132L), 3rd this year · 1,481st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
133 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Parus 86 launch?
Parus 86 launched on September 5, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 86?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 86?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 86 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 86 reach?
Kosmos-2334, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 977 × 1,007 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 86 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
