Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 12
Launched
February 6, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 6, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 894th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,660th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th 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 4 catalogued objects, from February 10, 1975, was 641 × 40,670 km 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
- Government/Top Secret · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 60th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 894th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,660th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 7641 · 1975-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-009A
- Epoch
- 1975-02-10 08:18:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95396647 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7405456
- Inclination
- 62.7767°
- Ascending node
- 157.187°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.6155°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.1719°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- 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; none still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 7641 · re-entered July 4, 1985
Molniya-M 43-532 Blok-I · re-entered April 25, 1975
Blok-L · re-entered September 30, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
124th launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 401st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 12 launch?
Molniya-2 12 launched on February 6, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 12?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 12 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 12 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from February 10, 1975, was 641 × 40,670 km inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).