Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1 29
Launched
April 29, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 29, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 916th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 1,690th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 40,856 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- 62nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 916th launch30th this yearhumanity's 1,690th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 7780 · 1975-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-29
- Object ID
- 1975-036A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-29 23:54:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95529242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7482303
- Inclination
- 62.8914°
- Ascending node
- 322.7925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0915°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 7780 · in orbit
Molniya-M No. 064 Blok-I · re-entered May 29, 1975
Blok-L · in orbit
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
130th launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 415th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 29 launch?
Molniya-1 29 launched on April 29, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 29?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 29 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1 29 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 40,856 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).