Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 15
Launched
September 29, 1970
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 510th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 1,132nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th 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 5 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1970, was 688 × 39,352 km inclined 65.2°. 5 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
- 25th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 510th launch57th this yearhumanity's 1,132nd orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 4569 · 1970-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-077A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-03 19:28:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02496741 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7325359
- Inclination
- 65.212°
- Ascending node
- 109.3925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9005°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.3908°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 4569 · re-entered March 20, 1976
Molniya-M No. 090 Blok-I · re-entered October 16, 1970
Blok-L · re-entered May 31, 1972
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
10th launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 145th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 15 launch?
Molniya-1 15 launched on September 29, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 15?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 15 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from October 3, 1970, was 688 × 39,352 km inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).