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1996 · Production Corporation Polyot

Parus 87

successKosmos-3M | Parus 87

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Overview

Date / time
December 20, 1996 at 06:43 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
132/1 (132L)
Mission
Parus 87
Mission type
Navigation
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) →
Launch provider
Production Corporation Polyot →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 129
Payload