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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1S
Launched
July 29, 1974
Summary
Molniya-1S launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 29, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 850th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 1,603rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-K/DM flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Molniya-1S, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,850 × 35,851 km orbit inclined 0.1°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Proton-K/DM flightSoviet Space Program's 850th launch49th this yearhumanity's 1,603rd orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1S · NORAD 7392 · 1974-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-S
- Object ID
- 1974-060A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-29 04:17:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00069492 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 9e-7
- Inclination
- 0.0666°
- Ascending node
- 72.8351°
- Arg. of perigee
- 27.9434°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.6246°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1S · NORAD 7392 · in orbit
Proton-K 287-01 Stage 3 · re-entered August 1, 1974
Blok DM No. 2L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First operational geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
18th launch from 81/24 (81P), 2nd this year · 404th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1S launch?
Molniya-1S launched on July 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1S?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1S?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1S launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1S reach?
Molniya-1S, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,850 × 35,851 km orbit inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1S launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).