Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 88
Launched
April 17, 1997
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 88 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 17, 1997. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 28th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,136th orbital launch attempt. It was the 415th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2341, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,020 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
- 415th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 28th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,136th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2341 · NORAD 24772 · 1997-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2341
- Object ID
- 1997-017A
- Epoch
- 1997-04-17 14:28:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.71331809 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025027
- Inclination
- 82.9204°
- Ascending node
- 69.5824°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.1354°
- Mean anomaly
- 96.7496°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2341 · NORAD 24772 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 65-635 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
184th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,487th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 88 launch?
Parus 88 launched on April 17, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 88?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 88?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 88 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 88 reach?
Kosmos-2341, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 983 × 1,020 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 88 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
