Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 42
Launched
August 22, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 22, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,237th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 2,128th orbital launch attempt. It was the 97th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from August 29, 1978, was 469 × 39,922 km 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
- 97th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,237th launch55th this yearhumanity's 2,128th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 11007 · 1978-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-42
- Object ID
- 1978-080A
- Epoch
- 1978-08-29 16:25:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00490843 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7425168
- Inclination
- 62.8345°
- Ascending node
- 276.5397°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.078°
- Mean anomaly
- 37.6493°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- -0.000012157
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 11007 · re-entered August 11, 2015
Molniya-M 18-501 Blok-I · re-entered September 15, 1978
Blok-L · re-entered July 3, 1997
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
121st launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 628th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 42 launch?
Molniya-1K 42 launched on August 22, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 42?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 42 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 42 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from August 29, 1978, was 469 × 39,922 km inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).