Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 24
Launched
August 30, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 30, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 762nd launch, 50th this year and humanity's 1,489th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, from September 12, 1973, was 447 × 39,918 km inclined 65.4°. 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
- 46th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 762nd launch50th this yearhumanity's 1,489th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 6805 · 1973-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-24
- Object ID
- 1973-061A
- Epoch
- 1973-09-12 05:16:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00637102 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7432284
- Inclination
- 65.4044°
- Ascending node
- 316.6596°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.847°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.7994°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 29
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 6805 · re-entered December 5, 1979
Molniya-M 5711-499 Blok-I · re-entered October 1, 1973
Blok-L · re-entered December 5, 1979
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
102nd launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 306th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 24 launch?
Molniya-1 24 launched on August 30, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 24?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 24 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 24 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, from September 12, 1973, was 447 × 39,918 km inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).