Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 55
Launched
July 21, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 55 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 21, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,617th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 2,594th orbital launch attempt. It was the 141st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 38,925 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 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
- 141st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,617th launch66th this yearhumanity's 2,594th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 13383 · 1982-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-55
- Object ID
- 1982-074A
- Epoch
- 1982-07-21 22:46:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05367801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7325344
- Inclination
- 62.95°
- Ascending node
- 116.5245°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2019°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.7032°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 13383 · re-entered October 10, 1992
Molniya-M 54-652 Blok-I · re-entered September 20, 1982
Blok-ML No. 160 · re-entered March 14, 1995
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
192nd launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 640th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1K 55 launch?
Molniya-1K 55 launched on July 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 55?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 55?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 55 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 55 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 622 × 38,925 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 55 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).