Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 27
Launched
April 20, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 20, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 817th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,563rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 662 × 40,677 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 52nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 817th launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,563rd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 7260 · 1974-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-023A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-21 22:43:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95243745 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7399032
- Inclination
- 62.8425°
- Ascending node
- 111.7341°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2183°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2878°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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 7260 · re-entered November 17, 1983
Molniya-M 2421-516 Blok-I · re-entered June 20, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered December 21, 1983
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
61st launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 348th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 27 launch?
Molniya-1 27 launched on April 20, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 27?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 27 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 27 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 662 × 40,677 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).