Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 21
Launched
October 14, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 14, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 695th launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 1,394th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 472 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 39th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 695th launch63rd this yearhumanity's 1,394th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 6231 · 1972-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-21
- Object ID
- 1972-081A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-14 09:04:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.78613303 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.019366
- Inclination
- 65.4077°
- Ascending node
- 95.2806°
- Arg. of perigee
- 51.2064°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.6166°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 6231 · re-entered November 1, 1977
Molniya-M 5711-498 Blok-I · re-entered November 4, 1972
Blok-L · re-entered March 16, 1975
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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
91st launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 260th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 21 launch?
Molniya-1 21 launched on October 14, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 21?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 21 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 21 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 472 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).