Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 14
Launched
September 9, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 9, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 947th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 1,736th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 40,820 km orbit 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
- 66th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 947th launch61st this yearhumanity's 1,736th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 8195 · 1975-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-14
- Object ID
- 1975-081A
- Epoch
- 1975-09-09 13:44:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95520182 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.746821
- Inclination
- 62.818°
- Ascending node
- 302.0044°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.6123°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5083°
- 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 8195 · in orbit
Molniya-M 29-560 Blok-I · re-entered October 9, 1975
Blok-L · re-entered March 24, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
140th launch from 41/1, 19th this year · 438th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 11 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 14 launch?
Molniya-2 14 launched on September 9, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 14?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 14 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 14 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 469 × 40,820 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).