Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 30
Launched
June 5, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 5, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 924th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 1,704th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 519 × 40,831 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 63rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 924th launch38th this yearhumanity's 1,704th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 7903 · 1975-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-30
- Object ID
- 1975-049A
- Epoch
- 1975-06-05 15:09:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95182305 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7452335
- Inclination
- 62.825°
- Ascending node
- 227.431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2579°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.696°
- 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: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 7903 · re-entered August 12, 1987
- SRET 2 · NORAD 7910 · re-entered July 10, 1988
Molniya-M 41-579 Blok-I · re-entered July 16, 1975
Blok-L · re-entered October 13, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
131st launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 419th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 30 launch?
Molniya-1K 30 launched on June 5, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 30?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 30 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 30 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 519 × 40,831 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 30 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).