Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 15
Launched
December 17, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 17, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 974th launch, 88th this year and humanity's 1,778th orbital launch attempt. It was the 68th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 22, 1975, was 460 × 39,901 km 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
- 68th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 974th launch88th this yearhumanity's 1,778th orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 8492 · 1975-121 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-15
- Object ID
- 1975-121A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-22 14:42:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00663211 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7427191
- Inclination
- 62.856°
- Ascending node
- 201.069°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.571°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.7805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- 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 8492 · re-entered March 7, 1987
Molniya-M 31-567 Blok-I · re-entered January 14, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered October 13, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37th launch from 43/3 (43L), 16th this year · 455th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 15 launch?
Molniya-2 15 launched on December 17, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 15?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 15 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 15 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from December 22, 1975, was 460 × 39,901 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).