Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 17
Launched
February 11, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 11, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,088th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,925th orbital launch attempt. It was the 82nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 40,754 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 82nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,088th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,925th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 9829 · 1977-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-17
- Object ID
- 1977-010A
- Epoch
- 1977-02-12 04:28:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9592725 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7468243
- Inclination
- 62.7787°
- Ascending node
- 315.5404°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0598°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.691°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 9829 · re-entered January 6, 2020
Molniya-M 41-577 Blok-I · re-entered March 13, 1977
Blok-L · re-entered December 11, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
93rd launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 528th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 17 launch?
Molniya-2 17 launched on February 11, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 17?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 17 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 17 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 40,754 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).