Production Corporation PolyotKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 90
Launched
December 24, 1998
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 90 launched on a Production Corporation Polyot Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 1998. It was Production Corporation Polyot's 31st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,288th orbital launch attempt. It was the 418th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2361, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,018 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
- 418th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearProduction Corporation Polyot's 31st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,288th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2361 · NORAD 25590 · 1998-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2361
- Object ID
- 1998-076A
- Epoch
- 1998-12-24 21:27:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.73321027 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031463
- Inclination
- 82.9434°
- Ascending node
- 61.7861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 264.6661°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.0904°
- 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-2361 · NORAD 25590 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 64-504 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
187th launch from 132/1 (132L), 2nd this year · 1,500th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Parus 90 launch?
Parus 90 launched on December 24, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Parus 90?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 90?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Production Corporation Polyot. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 90 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Parus 90 reach?
Kosmos-2361, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 972 × 1,018 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Parus 90 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
