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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1 1
Launched
April 23, 1965
Summary
Molniya-1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 23, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 123rd launch, 15th this year and humanity's 428th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 786 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 25th Molniya 8K78 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 123rd launch15th this yearhumanity's 428th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 1324 · 1965-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-1
- Object ID
- 1965-030A
- Epoch
- 1965-04-23 03:21:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2580203 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0422787
- Inclination
- 64.7836°
- Ascending node
- 275.2407°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.6824°
- Mean anomaly
- 302.5403°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 1324 · re-entered August 16, 1979
Molniya 8K78 (N25) Blok-I · re-entered July 2, 1965
Blok-L No. U103-35 · re-entered June 4, 1979
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
74th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 96th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1 1 launch?
Molniya-1 1 launched on April 23, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1 1?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1 1 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 786 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).