Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 13
Launched
July 8, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 8, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 934th launch, 48th this year and humanity's 1,718th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 395 × 40,902 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
- 64th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 934th launch48th this yearhumanity's 1,718th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 8015 · 1975-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-13
- Object ID
- 1975-063A
- Epoch
- 1975-07-08 18:36:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95471455 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7495914
- Inclination
- 62.8521°
- Ascending node
- 311.6794°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1116°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4582°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 8015 · re-entered September 12, 2018
Molniya-M 19-552 Blok-I · re-entered August 9, 1975
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
135th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 427th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4 days 15 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 13 launch?
Molniya-2 13 launched on July 8, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 13?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 13 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 13 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 395 × 40,902 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).