Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 40
Launched
June 2, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 2, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,220th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 2,102nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 40,847 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
- 94th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,220th launch38th this yearhumanity's 2,102nd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 10925 · 1978-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-40
- Object ID
- 1978-055A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-03 01:43:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95581508 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7482172
- Inclination
- 62.8543°
- Ascending node
- 23.3115°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.462°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.8181°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 10925 · in orbit
Molniya-M 26-595 Blok-I · re-entered June 21, 1978
Blok-L · in orbit
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
81st launch from 43/3 (43L), 11th this year · 619th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 40 launch?
Molniya-1K 40 launched on June 2, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 40?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 40 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 40 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 40,847 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).