Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-2
Launched
June 29, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 668th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 1,357th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Prognoz-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- Heliophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 36th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 668th launch36th this yearhumanity's 1,357th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Prognoz-2 · NORAD 6068 · 1972-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGNOZ 2
- Object ID
- 1972-046A
- Epoch
- 1972-06-29 05:11:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.78459369 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.016762
- Inclination
- 64.9551°
- Ascending node
- 10.1845°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.0905°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.6202°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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, 1 rocket stage, 3 components
- Prognoz-2 · NORAD 6068 · left Earth orbit June 29, 1972
Molniya-M No. 108 Blok-I · re-entered August 1, 1972
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
135th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 356th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-2 launch?
Prognoz-2 launched on June 29, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-2?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Prognoz-2 reach?
Prognoz-2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 454 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Prognoz-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).