Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1K 62
Launched
August 24, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1K 62 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 24, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,829th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 2,864th orbital launch attempt. It was the 163rd 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 469 × 40,857 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 163rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,829th launch70th this yearhumanity's 2,864th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 15214 · 1984-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-62
- Object ID
- 1984-089A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-24 09:41:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9531644 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7469902
- Inclination
- 62.8314°
- Ascending node
- 49.4963°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0747°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6396°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
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 15214 · in orbit
Molniya-M 12-661 Blok-I · re-entered September 17, 1984
Blok-ML No. 323 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
171st launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 1,014th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1K 62 launch?
Molniya-1K 62 launched on August 24, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1K 62?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1K 62?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1K 62 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1K 62 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 40,857 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1K 62 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).