Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 16
Launched
November 27, 1970
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 27, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 530th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 1,156th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a -175 × 35,023 km orbit 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
- 26th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 530th launch77th this yearhumanity's 1,156th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 4779 · 1970-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-101A
- Epoch
- 1970-11-29 04:27:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.36528468 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7396169
- Inclination
- 65.4831°
- Ascending node
- 281.3208°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.4325°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8812°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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 4779 · re-entered November 25, 1975
Molniya-M No. 095 Blok-I · re-entered December 11, 1970
Blok-L · re-entered January 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
12th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 153rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 16 launch?
Molniya-1 16 launched on November 27, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 16?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 16 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a -175 × 35,023 km orbit inclined 65.5°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).