Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1T 75
Launched
February 15, 1989
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 75 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,253rd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 3,388th orbital launch attempt. It was the 213th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 38,951 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
- 213th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,253rd launch12th this yearhumanity's 3,388th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 19807 · 1989-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-75
- Object ID
- 1989-014A
- Epoch
- 1989-02-15 12:24:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0619444 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7381587
- Inclination
- 62.9275°
- Ascending node
- 343.2615°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.9471°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.3266°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 19807 · in orbit
Molniya-M 11-691 Blok-I · re-entered March 9, 1989
Blok-ML No. 171 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
274th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 900th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1T 75 launch?
Molniya-1T 75 launched on February 15, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 75?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 75?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 75 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 75 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 456 × 38,951 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 75 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).