Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 35
Launched
July 23, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 35 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 23, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,033rd launch, 54th this year and humanity's 1,858th orbital launch attempt. It was the 76th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 474 × 38,939 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 76th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,033rd launch54th this yearhumanity's 1,858th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 9049 · 1976-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-35
- Object ID
- 1976-074A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-23 05:34:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06158328 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7375076
- Inclination
- 62.9385°
- Ascending node
- 211.6835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2561°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.1837°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 9049 · re-entered May 29, 1987
Molniya-M 29-556 Blok-I · re-entered October 2, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered September 9, 1991
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
155th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 460th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 35 launch?
Molniya-1K 35 launched on July 23, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 35?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 35?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 35 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 35 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 474 × 38,939 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 35 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).