Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 22
Launched
December 2, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 2, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 706th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 1,410th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 6 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
- 40th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 706th launch74th this yearhumanity's 1,410th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 6294 · re-entered February 11, 1976
Molniya-M 1421-512 Blok-I · re-entered January 10, 1973
Blok-L · re-entered February 25, 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
129th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 365th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
158 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 22 launch?
Molniya-1 22 launched on December 2, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 22?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 22 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Molniya-1 22 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).