Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2
Launched
September 1, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 1, 1976. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,045th launch, 66th this year and humanity's 1,873rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 77th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
- 77th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,045th launch66th this yearhumanity's 1,873rd orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-853 · NORAD 9398 · re-entered December 31, 1976
Molniya-M 41-576 Blok-I · re-entered October 10, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered May 20, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
51st launch from 43/3 (43L), 13th this year · 503rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 launch?
Molniya-2 launched on September 1, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-2?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-2 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Molniya-2 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Molniya-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).