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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Molniya-1Yu 11L
Launched
August 31, 1967
Summary
Molniya-1Yu 11L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 31, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 259th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 739th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-174, one of 4 catalogued objects, from September 6, 1967, was 431 × 39,808 km inclined 64.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 38th Molniya 8K78 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 259th launch44th this yearhumanity's 739th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-174 · NORAD 2925 · 1967-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-082A
- Epoch
- 1967-09-06 08:26:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.01358504 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7432298
- Inclination
- 64.8542°
- Ascending node
- 133.7344°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.6804°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8331°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- 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, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-174 · NORAD 2925 · re-entered December 30, 1968
Molniya 8K78(M) (N38) Blok-I · re-entered September 15, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Molniya-1Yu satellites were modified Molniya-1 satellites to test and calibrate the deep space tracking systems of the Soviet lunar program.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
96th launch from 1/5, 12th this year · 189th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Molniya-1Yu 11L launch?
Molniya-1Yu 11L launched on August 31, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-1Yu 11L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-1Yu 11L?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Molniya-1Yu 11L launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Molniya-1Yu 11L reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-174, one of 4 catalogued objects, from September 6, 1967, was 431 × 39,808 km inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-1Yu 11L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).