Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 4
Launched
December 12, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 12, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 707th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 1,413th orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 8, 1973, was 472 × 39,893 km inclined 65.4°. 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
- 41st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 707th launch75th this yearhumanity's 1,413th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 6308 · 1972-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-098A
- Epoch
- 1973-01-08 10:41:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.00639979 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7422959
- Inclination
- 65.3907°
- Ascending node
- 158.5859°
- Arg. of perigee
- 284.4527°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9373°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 65
- 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 6308 · re-entered January 22, 1975
Molniya-M 43-537 Blok-I · re-entered January 19, 1973
Blok-L · re-entered October 7, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92nd launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 269th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 4 launch?
Molniya-2 4 launched on December 12, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 4?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 4 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 4 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 8, 1973, was 472 × 39,893 km inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).