Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 72
Launched
March 17, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 17, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,165th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 3,276th orbital launch attempt. It was the 203rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 654 × 40,569 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
- 203rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,165th launch18th this yearhumanity's 3,276th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 18980 · 1988-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-72
- Object ID
- 1988-022A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-17 22:10:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9587644 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.739658
- Inclination
- 62.8469°
- Ascending node
- 79.566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0414°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3008°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 18980 · re-entered July 4, 2001
Molniya-M 28-513 Blok-I · re-entered April 28, 1988
Blok-ML · re-entered January 23, 2002
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
210th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 1,209th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 72 launch?
Molniya-1T 72 launched on March 17, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 72?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 72 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 72 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 654 × 40,569 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).