Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 14
Launched
June 26, 1970
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 26, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 487th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 1,099th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 29, 1970, was 476 × 39,239 km inclined 65.5°. 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
- 22nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 487th launch34th this yearhumanity's 1,099th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 4430 · 1970-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-049A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-29 14:53:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04381837 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7389618
- Inclination
- 65.4743°
- Ascending node
- 303.2798°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.0633°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.0001°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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 4430 · re-entered February 16, 1976
Molniya-M No. 089 Blok-I · re-entered July 17, 1970
Blok-L · re-entered March 2, 1976
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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 133rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 14 launch?
Molniya-1 14 launched on June 26, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 14?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 14 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 14 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 29, 1970, was 476 × 39,239 km inclined 65.5°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).