Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1K 58
Launched
July 19, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 19, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,714th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 2,720th orbital launch attempt. It was the 151st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 39,025 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
- 151st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,714th launch55th this yearhumanity's 2,720th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 14199 · 1983-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-58
- Object ID
- 1983-073A
- Epoch
- 1983-07-20 04:18:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05721892 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7383468
- Inclination
- 62.9418°
- Ascending node
- 198.0118°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2819°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.0985°
- 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 14199 · re-entered February 23, 1995
Molniya-M 12-660 Blok-I · re-entered August 20, 1983
Blok-ML 34-463 · re-entered February 3, 1990
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
203rd launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 681st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1K 58 launch?
Molniya-1K 58 launched on July 19, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 58?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 58 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 58 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 462 × 39,025 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).