Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 33
Launched
March 11, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 11, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 994th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,805th orbital launch attempt. It was the 72nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from March 19, 1976, was 477 × 39,910 km inclined 62.9°. 4 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
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 72nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 994th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,805th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 8741 · 1976-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-33
- Object ID
- 1976-021A
- Epoch
- 1976-03-19 11:29:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00515775 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7422016
- Inclination
- 62.8603°
- Ascending node
- 54.5957°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.9804°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.9521°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- 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 8741 · re-entered October 10, 1990
Molniya-M 29-558 Blok-I · re-entered April 13, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered July 1, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
145th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 468th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
77 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 33 launch?
Molniya-1K 33 launched on March 11, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 33?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 33 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 33 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from March 19, 1976, was 477 × 39,910 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).