Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 11
Launched
April 11, 1969
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 11, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 400th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 961st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 17, 1969, was 409 × 39,593 km inclined 65.1°. 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
- 19th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 400th launch29th this yearhumanity's 961st orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 3885 · 1969-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-035A
- Epoch
- 1969-04-17 01:57:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02716575 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7429048
- Inclination
- 65.0833°
- Ascending node
- 271.5783°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9549°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.797°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- 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 3885 · re-entered April 17, 1974
Blok-L No. Ya716-88 · re-entered July 1, 1974
Molniya-M No. 084 Blok-I · re-entered May 1, 1969
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
117th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 259th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 11 launch?
Molniya-1 11 launched on April 11, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 11?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 11 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 11 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 17, 1969, was 409 × 39,593 km inclined 65.1°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).