Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 17
Launched
December 25, 1970
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 25, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 541st launch, 88th this year and humanity's 1,171st orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, from January 3, 1971, was 460 × 39,610 km 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
- 27th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 541st launch88th this yearhumanity's 1,171st orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 4829 · 1970-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-114A
- Epoch
- 1971-01-03 14:37:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02325749 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.741318
- Inclination
- 65.0111°
- Ascending node
- 185.3014°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.0818°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8587°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20
- 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 4829 · re-entered December 22, 1975
Molniya-M No. 078 Blok-I · re-entered January 23, 1971
Blok-L · re-entered March 3, 1973
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
125th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 312th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 17 launch?
Molniya-1 17 launched on December 25, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 17?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 17 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 17 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, from January 3, 1971, was 460 × 39,610 km inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).