Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 52
Launched
December 23, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 23, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,551st launch, 100th this year and humanity's 2,517th orbital launch attempt. It was the 133rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 38,967 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 133rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,551st launch100th this yearhumanity's 2,517th orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 13012 · 1981-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-52
- Object ID
- 1981-123A
- Epoch
- 1981-12-23 14:39:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05815744 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7366609
- Inclination
- 62.9099°
- Ascending node
- 323.4035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2597°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.2005°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 13012 · in orbit
Molniya-M 39-640 Blok-I · re-entered January 16, 1982
Blok-ML No. 33-458 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
187th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 617th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
222 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 52 launch?
Molniya-1K 52 launched on December 23, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 52?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 52 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 52 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 38,967 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).