Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 28
Launched
October 24, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 24, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 867th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 1,625th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 40,657 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 56th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 867th launch66th this yearhumanity's 1,625th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 7480 · 1974-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-081A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-24 01:36:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95693453 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7418258
- Inclination
- 62.8919°
- Ascending node
- 172.1459°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3958°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.1473°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 7480 · re-entered December 29, 1985
Molniya-M 33-528 Blok-I · re-entered December 31, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered October 27, 1986
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
118th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 382nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 28 launch?
Molniya-1 28 launched on October 24, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 28?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 28 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 28 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 599 × 40,657 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).