Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 3
Launched
September 30, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 30, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 691st launch, 59th this year and humanity's 1,388th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 11, 1972, was 430 × 39,218 km inclined 65.5°. 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
- 38th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 691st launch59th this yearhumanity's 1,388th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 6208 · 1972-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-3
- Object ID
- 1972-075A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-11 03:44:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0477595 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7403649
- Inclination
- 65.4809°
- Ascending node
- 291.735°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.9582°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9402°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 21
- 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 6208 · re-entered January 12, 1978
Molniya-M No. 106 Blok-I · re-entered October 26, 1972
Blok-L · re-entered February 21, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
89th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 256th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 3 launch?
Molniya-2 3 launched on September 30, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 3?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 3 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from October 11, 1972, was 430 × 39,218 km inclined 65.5°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).