Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 60
Launched
March 16, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 16, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,780th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 2,804th orbital launch attempt. It was the 157th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 40,580 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
- 157th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,780th launch21st this yearhumanity's 2,804th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 14825 · 1984-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-60
- Object ID
- 1984-029A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-18 01:14:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95945471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7404542
- Inclination
- 62.8744°
- Ascending node
- 117.0323°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.1079°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2372°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 14825 · re-entered November 4, 1994
Molniya-M 39-637 Blok-I · re-entered April 26, 1984
Blok-2BL · re-entered September 22, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
252nd launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 983rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 60 launch?
Molniya-1T 60 launched on March 16, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 60?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 60 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 60 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 40,580 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).