Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 8
Launched
December 25, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 25, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 798th launch, 86th this year and humanity's 1,535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 2, 1974, was 386 × 39,994 km 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
- 51st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 798th launch86th this yearhumanity's 1,535th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 7000 · 1973-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-8
- Object ID
- 1973-106A
- Epoch
- 1974-01-02 14:32:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.0055728 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7455945
- Inclination
- 62.8917°
- Ascending node
- 212.0276°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.5631°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6053°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 18
- 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 7000 · re-entered November 24, 1984
Molniya-M 29-555 Blok-I · re-entered January 24, 1974
Blok-L · re-entered May 24, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
112th launch from 41/1, 19th this year · 335th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 8 launch?
Molniya-2 8 launched on December 25, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 8?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 8 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 8 reach?
The tracked orbit of Molniya-2, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 2, 1974, was 386 × 39,994 km inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).