Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 34
Launched
March 19, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 19, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 998th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,810th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 426 × 38,883 km orbit 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
- 73rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 998th launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,810th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 8762 · 1976-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-026A
- Epoch
- 1976-03-20 08:32:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06780175 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7388462
- Inclination
- 62.9499°
- Ascending node
- 143.1167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.7285°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.2263°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 8762 · re-entered May 15, 1985
Molniya-M 29-558 Blok-I · re-entered April 27, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered April 2, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
153rd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 450th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 34 launch?
Molniya-1K 34 launched on March 19, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 34?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 34 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 34 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 426 × 38,883 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).