Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1T 65
Launched
October 23, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 65 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 23, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,936th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 3,006th orbital launch attempt. It was the 179th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 38,849 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 5 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
- 179th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,936th launch80th this yearhumanity's 3,006th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 16187 · 1985-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-65
- Object ID
- 1985-099A
- Epoch
- 1985-10-23 13:47:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05710876 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7315568
- Inclination
- 62.9903°
- Ascending node
- 74.6646°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.8536°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.808°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 16187 · re-entered February 13, 1999
Molniya-M 12-663 Blok-I · re-entered March 24, 1986
Blok-ML 32-464 · re-entered November 22, 1999
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
220th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 759th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 65 launch?
Molniya-1T 65 launched on October 23, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 65?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 65?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 65 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 65 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 640 × 38,849 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 65 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).