Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 64
Launched
August 22, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 22, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,916th launch, 60th this year and humanity's 2,979th orbital launch attempt. It was the 174th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,613 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 174th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,916th launch60th this yearhumanity's 2,979th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 15977 · 1985-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-64
- Object ID
- 1985-074A
- Epoch
- 1985-08-22 22:19:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95751122 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7405251
- Inclination
- 62.817°
- Ascending node
- 213.048°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.925°
- Mean anomaly
- 56.66°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 15977 · re-entered March 22, 2000
Molniya-M 32-664 Blok-I · re-entered November 4, 1985
Blok-ML 26-468 · re-entered April 20, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
271st launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 1,068th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 64 launch?
Molniya-1T 64 launched on August 22, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 64?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 64 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 64 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,613 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 64 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).