Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 20
Launched
April 4, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 4, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 650th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,333rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, from April 8, 1972, was 293 × 40,043 km inclined 65.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 33rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 650th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,333rd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 5927 · 1972-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-025A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-08 20:25:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00805395 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7489149
- Inclination
- 65.5564°
- Ascending node
- 121.9084°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.2182°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3887°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- 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: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 5927 · re-entered January 30, 1974
- SRET 1 · NORAD 5928 · re-entered February 26, 1974
Molniya-M No. 093 Blok-I · re-entered April 28, 1972
Blok-L · re-entered March 8, 1974
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
27th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 230th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 20 launch?
Molniya-1 20 launched on April 4, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 20?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 20 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 20 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, from April 8, 1972, was 293 × 40,043 km inclined 65.6°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 20 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).