Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 87
Launched
December 20, 1996
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 87 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 20, 1996. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 27th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,116th orbital launch attempt. It was the 414th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2336, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 989 × 1,017 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
- 414th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 4th this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 27th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,116th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2336 · NORAD 24677 · 1996-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2336
- Object ID
- 1996-071A
- Epoch
- 1996-12-20 08:09:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.70967261 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019141
- Inclination
- 82.9487°
- Ascending node
- 218.1811°
- Arg. of perigee
- 255.7075°
- Mean anomaly
- 104.2101°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00429
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-2336 · NORAD 24677 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 65-633 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
183rd launch from 132/1 (132L), 4th this year · 1,483rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 87 launch?
Parus 87 launched on December 20, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 87?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 87?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 87 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 87 reach?
Kosmos-2336, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 989 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 87 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).