Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 12
Launched
July 22, 1969
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 22, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 416th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 991st orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 39,602 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 7 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
- 20th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 416th launch45th this yearhumanity's 991st orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 4043 · 1969-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-061A
- Epoch
- 1969-07-22 14:19:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02194768 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7402498
- Inclination
- 64.976°
- Ascending node
- 169.7924°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.973°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9418°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 4043 · re-entered June 18, 1971
Molniya-M No. 089 Blok-I · re-entered August 28, 1969
Blok-L No. Ya716-89 · re-entered June 10, 1971
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
120th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 268th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 12 launch?
Molniya-1 12 launched on July 22, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 12?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 12 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 491 × 39,602 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).