Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-7
Launched
October 30, 1978
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 30, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,255th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 2,150th orbital launch attempt. It was the 100th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Prognoz-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 202,631 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 100th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,255th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 2,150th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Prognoz-7 · NORAD 11088 · 1978-101 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGNOZ 7
- Object ID
- 1978-101A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-30 00:03:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.24485712 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.936532
- Inclination
- 65°
- Ascending node
- 154.67°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Prognoz-7 · NORAD 11088 · left Earth orbit October 31, 1978
Molniya-M No. 173 Blok-I · re-entered November 25, 1978
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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
170th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 533rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-7 launch?
Prognoz-7 launched on October 30, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-7?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-7 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Prognoz-7 reach?
Prognoz-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 479 × 202,631 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Prognoz-7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).