Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 48
Launched
November 16, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 16, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,440th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,377th orbital launch attempt. It was the 117th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 40,664 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
- 117th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,440th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,377th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 12066 · 1980-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-48
- Object ID
- 1980-092A
- Epoch
- 1980-11-16 05:32:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9562812 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7417108
- Inclination
- 62.8125°
- Ascending node
- 70.0856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0185°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2701°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 12066 · re-entered November 18, 1995
Molniya-M 25-524 Blok-I · re-entered December 12, 1980
Blok-ML 28-449 · re-entered August 7, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
192nd launch from 41/1, 24th this year · 779th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 48 launch?
Molniya-1K 48 launched on November 16, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 48?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 48 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 48 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 40,664 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).