Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-10-IK
Launched
April 26, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-10-IK launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 26, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,883rd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 2,938th orbital launch attempt. It was the 168th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Prognoz-10-IK, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 428 × 200,327 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- Heliophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 168th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,883rd launch27th this yearhumanity's 2,938th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Prognoz-10-IK · NORAD 15661 · 1985-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGNOZ 10
- Object ID
- 1985-033A
- Epoch
- 1985-04-26 06:54:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.2489196 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.936306
- Inclination
- 64.9874°
- Ascending node
- 337.2228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 292.5°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
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
- Prognoz-10-IK · NORAD 15661 · left Earth orbit April 27, 1985
Molniya-M No. 252 Blok-I · re-entered June 20, 1985
Blok SO-L 34-804 · left Earth orbit April 27, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
281st launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 739th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-10-IK launch?
Prognoz-10-IK launched on April 26, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-10-IK?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-10-IK?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-10-IK launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Prognoz-10-IK reach?
Prognoz-10-IK, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 428 × 200,327 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Prognoz-10-IK launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).