Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-5
Launched
November 25, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 25, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,066th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 1,899th orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th 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
- Heliophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 79th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,066th launch87th this yearhumanity's 1,899th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Prognoz-5 · NORAD 9557 · left Earth orbit November 25, 1976
Molniya-M No. 153 Blok-I · re-entered January 23, 1977
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
182nd launch from 31/6, 13th this year · 472nd 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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Prognoz-5 launch?
Prognoz-5 launched on November 25, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-5?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-5 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Prognoz-5 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a heliophysics mission.
How many satellites did Prognoz-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).