Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 81
Launched
June 18, 1991
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 81 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 18, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,426th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 3,641st orbital launch attempt. It was the 229th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 40,804 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
- 229th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,426th launch31st this yearhumanity's 3,641st orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1 · NORAD 21426 · 1991-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-81
- Object ID
- 1991-043A
- Epoch
- 1991-06-18 10:22:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95697253 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7473052
- Inclination
- 62.8341°
- Ascending node
- 353.1702°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.3892°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4007°
- 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 21426 · in orbit
Molniya-M 53-606 Blok-I · re-entered July 2, 1991
Blok-ML No. 186 · in orbit
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
233rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 1,364th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 81 launch?
Molniya-1T 81 launched on June 18, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 81?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 81?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 81 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 81 reach?
Molniya-1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 451 × 40,804 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 81 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).