Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 56
Launched
March 16, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 56 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 16, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,675th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 2,666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 146th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 40,827 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 146th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,675th launch16th this yearhumanity's 2,666th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 13890 · 1983-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-56
- Object ID
- 1983-019A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-16 19:28:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95533478 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.747177
- Inclination
- 62.8078°
- Ascending node
- 37.4937°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.6619°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.8113°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 13890 · in orbit
Molniya-M 53-625 Blok-I · re-entered April 4, 1983
Blok-ML · 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
234th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 916th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 56 launch?
Molniya-1K 56 launched on March 16, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 56?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 56 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 56 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 40,827 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 56 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).