Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 66
Launched
October 28, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 28, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,941st launch, 85th this year and humanity's 3,011th orbital launch attempt. It was the 180th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 39,139 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 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
- 180th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,941st launch85th this yearhumanity's 3,011th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 16220 · 1985-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-66
- Object ID
- 1985-103A
- Epoch
- 1985-10-28 18:39:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05017488 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7387393
- Inclination
- 62.8019°
- Ascending node
- 248.1982°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0531°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.1078°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 16220 · re-entered August 2, 2002
Molniya-M 21-686 Blok-I · re-entered December 4, 1985
Blok-ML · re-entered January 13, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
188th launch from 43/4 (43R), 12th this year · 1,082nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 66 launch?
Molniya-1T 66 launched on October 28, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 66?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 66 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 66 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 467 × 39,139 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).