Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-6
Launched
September 22, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 22, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,157th launch, 77th this year and humanity's 2,012th orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Prognoz-6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 197,871 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
- 90th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,157th launch77th this yearhumanity's 2,012th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Prognoz-6 · NORAD 10370 · 1977-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGNOZ 6
- Object ID
- 1977-093A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-22 01:56:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.2531572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.934954
- Inclination
- 65°
- Ascending node
- 4.938°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.4196°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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, 2 rocket stages, 2 components
- Prognoz-6 · NORAD 10370 · left Earth orbit September 22, 1977
Molniya-M No. 163 Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 1977
Blok SO-L · left Earth orbit September 22, 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
194th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 499th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-6 launch?
Prognoz-6 launched on September 22, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-6?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-6 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Prognoz-6 reach?
Prognoz-6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 495 × 197,871 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Prognoz-6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).