Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 38
Launched
August 30, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 30, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,147th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,000th orbital launch attempt. It was the 89th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,863 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 89th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,147th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,000th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 10315 · 1977-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-38
- Object ID
- 1977-082A
- Epoch
- 1977-08-30 07:03:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95431662 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7478928
- Inclination
- 62.8181°
- Ascending node
- 200.3859°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4204°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4932°
- 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 10315 · re-entered September 28, 1993
Molniya-M 16-593 Blok-I · re-entered September 26, 1977
Blok-L · re-entered July 4, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
66th launch from 43/3 (43L), 12th this year · 570th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 38 launch?
Molniya-1K 38 launched on August 30, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 38?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 38 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 38 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,863 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).