Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 63
Launched
December 14, 1984
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 14, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,852nd launch, 93rd this year and humanity's 2,899th orbital launch attempt. It was the 166th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 40,179 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 8 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
- 166th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,852nd launch93rd this yearhumanity's 2,899th orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 15429 · 1984-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-63
- Object ID
- 1984-124A
- Epoch
- 1984-12-14 09:46:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98352819 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7397103
- Inclination
- 62.9221°
- Ascending node
- 343.7341°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1723°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.4032°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 15429 · in orbit
Molniya-M 32-672 Blok-I · re-entered January 11, 1985
Blok-ML No. 166 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
262nd launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 1,030th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 63 launch?
Molniya-1T 63 launched on December 14, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 63?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 63 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 63 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 40,179 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).