Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 53
Launched
February 26, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 26, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,563rd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,532nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 134th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 40,754 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 134th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,563rd launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,532nd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 13070 · 1982-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-53
- Object ID
- 1982-015A
- Epoch
- 1982-02-26 21:24:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95794042 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7460353
- Inclination
- 62.8516°
- Ascending node
- 48.7803°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0189°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.7758°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 13070 · in orbit
Molniya-M 23-620 Blok-I · re-entered March 8, 1982
Blok-L 37-455 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
216th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 856th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 53 launch?
Molniya-1K 53 launched on February 26, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 53?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 53 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 53 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 40,754 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).