Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 9
Launched
July 5, 1968
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 5, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 332nd launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 853rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 39,742 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 6 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
- 14th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 332nd launch43rd this yearhumanity's 853rd orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 3310 · 1968-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-057A
- Epoch
- 1968-07-06 16:38:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01457655 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7413024
- Inclination
- 64.8549°
- Ascending node
- 191.0266°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.8419°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9129°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 3310 · re-entered May 15, 1971
Molniya-M No. 084 Blok-I · re-entered August 9, 1968
Blok-L No. Ya716-85 · re-entered September 2, 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
107th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 223rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 9 launch?
Molniya-1 9 launched on July 5, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 9?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 9 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 39,742 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).