Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 1
Launched
November 24, 1971
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 24, 1971. It was Soviet Space Program's 614th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 1,283rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, from December 10, 1971, was 469 × 39,303 km inclined 65.5°. 5 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
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 29th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 614th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 1,283rd orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 5620 · 1971-100 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-100A
- Epoch
- 1971-12-10 15:02:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0404532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.739483
- Inclination
- 65.4549°
- Ascending node
- 181.2584°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.1469°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9521°
- 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-2 · NORAD 5620 · re-entered May 10, 1976
Molniya-M No. 092 Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 1971
Blok-L · re-entered January 5, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
23rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 206th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 1 launch?
Molniya-2 1 launched on November 24, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 1?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 1 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, from December 10, 1971, was 469 × 39,303 km inclined 65.5°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).