Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 59
Launched
November 23, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 23, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,747th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 2,762nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 153rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 38,984 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 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
- 153rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,747th launch88th this yearhumanity's 2,762nd orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 14516 · 1983-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-59
- Object ID
- 1983-114A
- Epoch
- 1983-11-23 17:59:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06086011 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7388161
- Inclination
- 62.6927°
- Ascending node
- 263.3815°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0227°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.212°
- 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 14516 · re-entered October 30, 2001
Molniya-M 23-619 Blok-I · re-entered December 15, 1983
Blok-ML 37-454 · re-entered January 24, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
244th launch from 41/1, 15th this year · 961st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 59 launch?
Molniya-1K 59 launched on November 23, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 59?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 59 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 59 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 38,984 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).