Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2 2
Launched
May 19, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 19, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 661st launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,347th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 39,300 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 7 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
- 35th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 661st launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,347th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-2 · NORAD 6031 · 1972-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 2-2
- Object ID
- 1972-037A
- Epoch
- 1972-05-19 04:03:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.03966004 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7388989
- Inclination
- 65.4354°
- Ascending node
- 73.2185°
- Arg. of perigee
- 285.3543°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.8561°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-2 · NORAD 6031 · re-entered March 22, 1977
Molniya-M No. 091 Blok-I · re-entered June 8, 1972
Blok-L · re-entered June 1, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
29th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 239th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 2 launch?
Molniya-2 2 launched on May 19, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2 2?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 2 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-2 2 reach?
Molniya-2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 487 × 39,300 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).