Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 43
Launched
April 12, 1979
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 12, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,299th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 2,205th orbital launch attempt. It was the 102nd 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 629 × 40,602 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 102nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,299th launch26th this yearhumanity's 2,205th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 11328 · 1979-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-031A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-12 13:59:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95830965 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7406054
- Inclination
- 62.9113°
- Ascending node
- 156.4038°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2823°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.1463°
- 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 11328 · re-entered December 9, 1989
Molniya-M 42-605 Blok-I · re-entered May 8, 1979
Blok-L · re-entered June 30, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 675th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 43 launch?
Molniya-1K 43 launched on April 12, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 43?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 43 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 43 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 40,602 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).