Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 10
Launched
October 5, 1968
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 5, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 350th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 884th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 7, 1968, was 411 × 39,671 km inclined 64.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 15th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 350th launch61st this yearhumanity's 884th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 3469 · 1968-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-085A
- Epoch
- 1968-10-07 01:23:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02252506 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7432201
- Inclination
- 64.7272°
- Ascending node
- 57.3036°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.6171°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8507°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 3469 · re-entered July 16, 1976
Molniya-M No. 086 Blok-I · re-entered October 30, 1968
Blok-L No. Ya716-86 · re-entered May 7, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
109th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 235th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 10 launch?
Molniya-1 10 launched on October 5, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 10?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 10 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 10 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 7, 1968, was 411 × 39,671 km inclined 64.7°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).