Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-3
Launched
February 15, 1973
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1973. It was Soviet Space Program's 721st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,431st orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 3 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
- 43rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 721st launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,431st orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Prognoz-3 · NORAD 6364 · left Earth orbit February 15, 1973
Molniya-M No. 118 Blok-I · re-entered March 22, 1973
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
143rd launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 370th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-3 launch?
Prognoz-3 launched on February 15, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-3?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Prognoz-3 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did Prognoz-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).