Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 7
Launched
October 19, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 19, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 776th launch, 64th this year and humanity's 1,505th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 40,062 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 47th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 776th launch64th this yearhumanity's 1,505th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 6877 · 1973-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-7
- Object ID
- 1973-076A
- Epoch
- 1973-10-19 11:40:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9918071 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7401651
- Inclination
- 62.8633°
- Ascending node
- 134.1642°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.9327°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3298°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 6877 · re-entered July 8, 1983
Molniya-M 19-549 Blok-I · re-entered December 3, 1973
Blok-L · re-entered June 22, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
107th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 317th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 7 launch?
Molniya-2 7 launched on October 19, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 7?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 7 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 7 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 562 × 40,062 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).