Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-2
Launched
July 1, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 1, 1976. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,024th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 1,846th orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
- 75th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,024th launch45th this yearhumanity's 1,846th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-837 · NORAD 8927 · re-entered November 18, 1983
Molniya-M 16-594 Blok-I · re-entered August 5, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered September 26, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Government communications satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
80th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 490th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
561 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-2 launch?
Molniya-2 launched on July 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?
43/4 (43R), 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).