Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 69
Launched
November 15, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 69 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 15, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,036th launch, 80th this year and humanity's 3,124th orbital launch attempt. It was the 193rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 40,755 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
- 193rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,036th launch80th this yearhumanity's 3,124th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 17078 · 1986-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-69
- Object ID
- 1986-089A
- Epoch
- 1986-11-15 22:49:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95795457 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7460613
- Inclination
- 62.7569°
- Ascending node
- 328.4087°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2057°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4888°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 17078 · in orbit
Molniya-M 48-508 Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 1986
Blok-ML 58-474 · 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
284th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 1,141st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 69 launch?
Molniya-1T 69 launched on November 15, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 69?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 69?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 69 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 69 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 483 × 40,755 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 69 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).