Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1T 57
Launched
April 2, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 2, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,680th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,672nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 147th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 39,126 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
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 147th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,680th launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,672nd orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 13964 · 1983-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-57
- Object ID
- 1983-025A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-02 03:24:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04884124 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7374624
- Inclination
- 62.9138°
- Ascending node
- 253.2932°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4133°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.0134°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 13964 · re-entered January 26, 2000
Molniya-M 24-654 Blok-I · re-entered May 1, 1983
Blok-ML 14-462 · re-entered August 16, 2000
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
199th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 668th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1T 57 launch?
Molniya-1T 57 launched on April 2, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 57?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 57?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 57 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 57 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 39,126 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 57 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).