Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 49
Launched
January 30, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 30, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,461st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,401st orbital launch attempt. It was the 121st 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 435 × 40,801 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
- 121st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,461st launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,401st orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 12156 · 1981-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-49
- Object ID
- 1981-009A
- Epoch
- 1981-01-30 17:41:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95805395 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7478318
- Inclination
- 62.824°
- Ascending node
- 326.3883°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0852°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6938°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 12156 · re-entered March 12, 2024
Molniya-M 38-510 Blok-I · re-entered February 14, 1981
Blok-ML No. 148 · re-entered May 24, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
126th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 795th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 49 launch?
Molniya-1K 49 launched on January 30, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 49?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 49 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 49 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 40,801 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).