Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz-9
Launched
July 1, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz-9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 1, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,709th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 2,714th orbital launch attempt. It was the 149th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th 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
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 149th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,709th launch50th this yearhumanity's 2,714th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Prognoz-9 · NORAD 14163 · left Earth orbit July 2, 1983
Molniya-M No. 214 Blok-I · re-entered August 5, 1983
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. Prognoz-9 also carried RELIKT-1 experiment to study the cosmic microwave background.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
263rd launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 679th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz-9 launch?
Prognoz-9 launched on July 1, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz-9?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz-9 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Prognoz-9 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Prognoz-9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).