Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 46
Launched
January 11, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 11, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,364th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,285th orbital launch attempt. It was the 108th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 40,668 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 108th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,364th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,285th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 11662 · 1980-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-46
- Object ID
- 1980-002A
- Epoch
- 1980-01-11 13:42:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96529817 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7471945
- Inclination
- 62.8013°
- Ascending node
- 247.1766°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.015°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.7202°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 11662 · re-entered October 22, 1992
Molniya-M 18-505 Blok-I · re-entered January 28, 1980
Blok-L 52-446 · re-entered December 4, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
169th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 725th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 46 launch?
Molniya-1K 46 launched on January 11, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 46?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 46 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 46 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 40,668 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).