Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-1T 92
Launched
April 2, 2003
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-1T 92 launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 2, 2003. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 39th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,587th orbital launch attempt. It was the 265th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-1T, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 40,652 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 265th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 39th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,587th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-1T · NORAD 27707 · 2003-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 1-92
- Object ID
- 2003-011A
- Epoch
- 2003-04-02 03:07:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95566223 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7408749
- Inclination
- 62.8639°
- Ascending node
- 167.7159°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.069°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2863°
- 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-1T · NORAD 27707 · re-entered May 27, 2013
Molniya-M 29-684 Blok-I · re-entered May 13, 2003
Blok-2BL 16-624 · re-entered September 26, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,528th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-1T 92 launch?
Molniya-1T 92 launched on April 2, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1T 92?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1T 92?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1T 92 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-1T 92 reach?
Molniya-1T, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 628 × 40,652 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1T 92 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).