Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 9
Launched
April 26, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 26, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 820th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 40,708 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 5 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
- 53rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 820th launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,566th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 7276 · 1974-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-9
- Object ID
- 1974-026A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-27 16:14:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95375465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7418289
- Inclination
- 62.8917°
- Ascending node
- 19.5946°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.4051°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.1471°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 7276 · in orbit
Molniya-M 29-554 Blok-I · re-entered May 21, 1974
Blok-L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
114th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 351st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 9 launch?
Molniya-2 9 launched on April 26, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 9?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 9 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 9 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 607 × 40,708 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).