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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K7831/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 3
Launched
April 25, 1966
Summary
Molniya-1 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 25, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 181st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 556th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 489 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 35th Molniya 8K78 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 181st launch19th this yearhumanity's 556th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 2151 · 1966-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-035A
- Epoch
- 1966-04-25 08:33:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.79087627 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0222044
- Inclination
- 64.8916°
- Ascending node
- 356.1716°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.8186°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.6228°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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, 2 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 2151 · re-entered June 11, 1973
Molniya 8K78(M) (N35) Blok-I · re-entered May 8, 1966
Blok-L No. N103-39 · re-entered June 18, 1973
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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48th launch from 31/6, 12th this year · 142nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1 3 launch?
Molniya-1 3 launched on April 25, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 3?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 3 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 489 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).