Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 89
Launched
September 23, 1997
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 89 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 23, 1997. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 29th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,172nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 416th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2346, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 948 × 1,001 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
- 416th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 29th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,172nd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2346 · NORAD 24953 · 1997-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2346
- Object ID
- 1997-052A
- Epoch
- 1997-09-23 19:54:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78956196 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003597
- Inclination
- 82.9214°
- Ascending node
- 281.7484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.174°
- Mean anomaly
- 75.2361°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-2346 · NORAD 24953 · in orbit
- FAISAT-2V · NORAD 24954 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 65-637 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
185th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,489th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 89 launch?
Parus 89 launched on September 23, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 89?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 89?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 89 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 89 reach?
Kosmos-2346, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 948 × 1,001 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 89 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
