Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 80
Launched
February 15, 1991
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 80 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 15, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,405th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 227th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 39,178 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
- 227th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,405th launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,609th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 21118 · 1991-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-80
- Object ID
- 1991-012A
- Epoch
- 1991-02-15 16:33:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.04950341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7398304
- Inclination
- 62.8181°
- Ascending node
- 324.8712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2797°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.1944°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-1 · NORAD 21118 · in orbit
Molniya-M 17-571 Blok-I · re-entered February 26, 1991
Blok-ML No. 185 · in orbit
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
177th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,349th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 80 launch?
Molniya-1T 80 launched on February 15, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 80?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 80 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 80 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 440 × 39,178 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).