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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 4
Launched
October 20, 1966
Summary
Molniya-1 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 20, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 202nd launch, 40th this year and humanity's 619th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 8, 1966, was 462 × 39,682 km inclined 64.6°. 4 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
- 36th Molniya 8K78 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 202nd launch40th this yearhumanity's 619th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 2501 · 1966-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-092A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-08 05:01:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01899029 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7416056
- Inclination
- 64.5983°
- Ascending node
- 178.6681°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.7984°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8726°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 39
- 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; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 2501 · re-entered September 11, 1968
Molniya 8K78(M) (N36) Blok-I · re-entered November 2, 1966
Blok-L No. N103-40 · re-entered June 5, 1969
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
83rd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 157th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 4 launch?
Molniya-1 4 launched on October 20, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 4?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from November 8, 1966, was 462 × 39,682 km inclined 64.6°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).