Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 39
Launched
March 2, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 39 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 2, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,198th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,069th orbital launch attempt. It was the 93rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 630 × 40,775 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 93rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,198th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,069th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 10696 · 1978-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-39
- Object ID
- 1978-024A
- Epoch
- 1978-03-02 23:20:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9488976 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7414226
- Inclination
- 62.7945°
- Ascending node
- 81.963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3406°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.7766°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 10696 · re-entered March 9, 1992
Molniya-M 41-581 Blok-I · re-entered April 10, 1978
Blok-L · re-entered December 11, 1992
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
75th launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 604th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 39 launch?
Molniya-1K 39 launched on March 2, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 39?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 39 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 39 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 630 × 40,775 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).