Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 16
Launched
December 2, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,070th launch, 91st this year and humanity's 1,903rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 80th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 40,540 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 80th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,070th launch91st this yearhumanity's 1,903rd orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 9574 · 1976-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-16
- Object ID
- 1976-116A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-02 03:59:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9612639 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7400394
- Inclination
- 62.8191°
- Ascending node
- 61.934°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2647°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2694°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 9574 · re-entered January 18, 1991
Molniya-M 26-597 Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 1977
Blok-L · re-entered September 19, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
90th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 516th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 10 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 16 launch?
Molniya-2 16 launched on December 2, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 16?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 16 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 16 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 40,540 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).