Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 70
Launched
December 26, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 70 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 26, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,050th launch, 94th this year and humanity's 3,139th orbital launch attempt. It was the 196th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 39,087 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 196th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,050th launch94th this yearhumanity's 3,139th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 17264 · 1986-103 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-70
- Object ID
- 1986-103A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-26 16:39:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05419024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7390127
- Inclination
- 62.78°
- Ascending node
- 276.3447°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.947°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.8674°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 17264 · re-entered February 1, 2006
Molniya-M 28-512 Blok-I · re-entered February 2, 1987
Blok-ML · re-entered December 6, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
151st launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,151st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 70 launch?
Molniya-1T 70 launched on December 26, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 70?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 70 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 70 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 39,087 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).