Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 45
Launched
October 20, 1979
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 20, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,351st launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,268th orbital launch attempt. It was the 107th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 22, 1979, was 625 × 40,631 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
- 107th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,351st launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,268th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 11589 · 1979-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-45
- Object ID
- 1979-091A
- Epoch
- 1979-10-22 09:20:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9569521 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7408809
- Inclination
- 62.8157°
- Ascending node
- 83.7176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2485°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.377°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 11589 · re-entered February 18, 1994
Molniya-M 55-528 Blok-I · re-entered November 11, 1979
Blok-L · re-entered October 14, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
168th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 714th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 45 launch?
Molniya-1K 45 launched on October 20, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 45?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 45 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 45 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 22, 1979, was 625 × 40,631 km inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).