Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 68
Launched
September 5, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 5, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,018th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 3,102nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 189th 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 646 × 40,553 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
- 189th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,018th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 3,102nd orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 16934 · 1986-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-68
- Object ID
- 1986-068A
- Epoch
- 1986-09-05 10:27:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96005549 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7398351
- Inclination
- 62.8633°
- Ascending node
- 72.2892°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0821°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3154°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 16934 · re-entered June 20, 2000
Molniya-M 48-505 Blok-I · re-entered November 6, 1986
Blok-ML · re-entered July 19, 2001
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
198th launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 1,130th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 68 launch?
Molniya-1T 68 launched on September 5, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 68?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 68 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 68 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 646 × 40,553 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).