Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 51
Launched
November 17, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 17, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,544th launch, 93rd this year and humanity's 2,506th orbital launch attempt. It was the 132nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,865 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
- 132nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,544th launch93rd this yearhumanity's 2,506th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 12959 · 1981-113 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-51
- Object ID
- 1981-113A
- Epoch
- 1981-11-17 04:22:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95420349 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7478896
- Inclination
- 62.8181°
- Ascending node
- 237.9225°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4207°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5556°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 12959 · re-entered November 2, 1993
Molniya-M 26-601 Blok-I · re-entered November 27, 1981
Blok-ML 46-343 · re-entered May 21, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
213th launch from 41/1, 19th this year · 844th 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 51 launch?
Molniya-1K 51 launched on November 17, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 51?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 51 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 51 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,865 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).