Russian Space ForcesKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Parus 99
Launched
April 27, 2010 · 01:05 UTC
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Parus 99 launched on a Russian Space Forces Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 27, 2010 at 01:05 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 76th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,050th orbital launch attempt. It was the 445th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2463, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 811 km orbit inclined 83.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 445th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 76th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,050th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2463 · NORAD 36519 · 2010-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-017A
- Epoch
- 2010-04-27 00:54:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.30132982 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0479309
- Inclination
- 82.9753°
- Ascending node
- 259.2926°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.2131°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.8466°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00039
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-2463 · NORAD 36519 · in orbit
Kosmos-3M 81-707 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
212th launch from 132/1 (132L), 1st this year · 1,572nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 27, 5:05 AM GMT+4, in twilight
212 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
279 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Parus 99 launch?
Parus 99 launched on April 27, 2010 at 01:05 UTC.
Where can I watch Parus 99?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Parus 99?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Russian Space Forces. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Parus 99 launch from?
132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Apr 27, 5:05 AM GMT+4 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Parus 99 reach?
Kosmos-2463, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 154 × 811 km orbit inclined 83.0°.
How many satellites did Parus 99 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
