Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 6
Launched
July 11, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 11, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 751st launch, 39th this year and humanity's 1,472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from July 20, 1973, was 481 × 39,262 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
- 45th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 751st launch39th this yearhumanity's 1,472nd orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 6722 · 1973-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-6
- Object ID
- 1973-045A
- Epoch
- 1973-07-20 06:48:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0421649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7388859
- Inclination
- 65.4352°
- Ascending node
- 58.7284°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.1379°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9864°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- 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 6722 · re-entered August 5, 1978
Molniya-M 43-533 Blok-I · re-entered August 22, 1973
Blok-L · re-entered September 19, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
100th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 300th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 6 launch?
Molniya-2 6 launched on July 11, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 6?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 6 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 6 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from July 20, 1973, was 481 × 39,262 km inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).