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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 2
Launched
October 14, 1965
Summary
Molniya-1 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 14, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 144th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 483rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from October 17, 1965, was 494 × 39,927 km inclined 65.2°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 29th Molniya 8K78 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 144th launch36th this yearhumanity's 483rd orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 1621 · 1965-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-080A
- Epoch
- 1965-10-17 19:17:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00323891 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7417365
- Inclination
- 65.189°
- Ascending node
- 147.4946°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.04°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8137°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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 1621 · re-entered March 17, 1967
Molniya 8K78 (N29) Blok-I · re-entered November 16, 1965
Blok-L No. U103-37 · re-entered January 18, 1967
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
81st launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 115th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 22 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1 2 launch?
Molniya-1 2 launched on October 14, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 2?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from October 17, 1965, was 494 × 39,927 km inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).