Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 61
Launched
August 10, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 10, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,826th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,860th orbital launch attempt. It was the 162nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 40,823 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
- 162nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,826th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,860th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 15182 · 1984-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-61
- Object ID
- 1984-085A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-10 01:18:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95736 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.748246
- Inclination
- 62.8597°
- Ascending node
- 269.7983°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0347°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6683°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 15182 · re-entered December 31, 2002
Molniya-M 32-666 Blok-I · re-entered September 11, 1984
Blok-ML No. 165 · re-entered December 20, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
260th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 1,012th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 61 launch?
Molniya-1T 61 launched on August 10, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 61?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 61 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 61 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 40,823 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).