Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 37
Launched
June 24, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 24, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,122nd launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 1,970th orbital launch attempt. It was the 87th 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 467 × 39,020 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
- 87th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,122nd launch42nd this yearhumanity's 1,970th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 10092 · 1977-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-37
- Object ID
- 1977-054A
- Epoch
- 1977-06-24 07:05:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05718374 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7381491
- Inclination
- 62.9202°
- Ascending node
- 30.3237°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2234°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.0242°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 10092 · re-entered May 20, 1993
Molniya-M 41-580 Blok-I · re-entered August 24, 1977
Blok-L · in orbit
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
160th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 488th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1K 37 launch?
Molniya-1K 37 launched on June 24, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 37?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 37 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 37 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 39,020 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).