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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 7
Launched
October 22, 1967
Summary
Molniya-1 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 22, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 273rd launch, 58th this year and humanity's 761st orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 39,778 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 40th Molniya 8K78 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 273rd launch58th this yearhumanity's 761st orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 3008 · 1967-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-101A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-22 10:04:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01315795 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7418747
- Inclination
- 64.8219°
- Ascending node
- 195.5281°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9999°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.1068°
- 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, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 3008 · re-entered December 31, 1969
Molniya 8K78(M) (N40) Blok-I · re-entered November 3, 1967
Blok-L No. Ya716-84 · re-entered January 16, 1970
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
99th launch from 1/5, 15th this year · 197th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 7 launch?
Molniya-1 7 launched on October 22, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 7?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 7 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 7 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 39,778 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).