Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 41
Launched
July 14, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 14, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,231st launch, 49th this year and humanity's 2,119th orbital launch attempt. It was the 96th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 40,672 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
- 96th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,231st launch49th this yearhumanity's 2,119th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 10984 · 1978-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-41
- Object ID
- 1978-072A
- Epoch
- 1978-07-15 16:48:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95534158 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7414249
- Inclination
- 62.8274°
- Ascending node
- 106.9094°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.1859°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.6772°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 10984 · re-entered February 8, 1992
Molniya-M 38-508 Blok-I · re-entered August 30, 1978
Blok-L · re-entered March 17, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120th launch from 43/4 (43R), 6th this year · 625th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 41 launch?
Molniya-1K 41 launched on July 14, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 41?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 41 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 41 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 40,672 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).