Kosmos-3M launched Kosmos 2142, a Parus navigation and communications satellite, from Plesetsk as part of the Soviet military's low-orbit Tsiklon satellite navigation system used by naval and other forces.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 382nd
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 16 April 1991, 07:21 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1991-029
- Launches in 1991
- 29th of 91
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