Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 10
Launched
July 23, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 23, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 846th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 1,599th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 588 × 40,582 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 55th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 846th launch45th this yearhumanity's 1,599th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 7376 · 1974-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-10
- Object ID
- 1974-056A
- Epoch
- 1974-07-24 03:08:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96158942 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7418258
- Inclination
- 62.8918°
- Ascending node
- 270.7957°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.4051°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.1473°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 7376 · in orbit
Molniya-M 33-529 Blok-I · re-entered August 26, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered May 31, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
70th launch from 43/4 (43R), 15th this year · 368th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 10 launch?
Molniya-2 10 launched on July 23, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 10?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 10 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 10 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 588 × 40,582 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).