Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 25
Launched
November 14, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 14, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 784th launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 1,518th orbital launch attempt. It was the 49th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from November 28, 1973, was 456 × 39,923 km inclined 64.9°. 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
- 49th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 784th launch72nd this yearhumanity's 1,518th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 6932 · 1973-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-25
- Object ID
- 1973-089A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-28 05:12:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00565577 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7429684
- Inclination
- 64.9262°
- Ascending node
- 37.6881°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.893°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8044°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- 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 6932 · re-entered May 26, 1979
Molniya-M 14-215 Blok-I · re-entered January 2, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered August 20, 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
137th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 385th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 25 launch?
Molniya-1 25 launched on November 14, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 25?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 25 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 25 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, from November 28, 1973, was 456 × 39,923 km inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).