Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Prognoz
Launched
April 14, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Prognoz launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 14, 1972. It was Soviet Space Program's 654th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 1,337th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Prognoz, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 452 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 34th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 654th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 1,337th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Prognoz · NORAD 5941 · 1972-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGNOZ 1
- Object ID
- 1972-029A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-14 02:17:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.78709577 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0164622
- Inclination
- 64.9243°
- Ascending node
- 251.8324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.8223°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.9077°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components
- Prognoz · NORAD 5941 · left Earth orbit April 14, 1972
Molniya-M No. 079 Blok-I · re-entered May 11, 1972
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
131st launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 351st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Prognoz launch?
Prognoz launched on April 14, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Prognoz?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Prognoz?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Prognoz launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Prognoz reach?
Prognoz, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 452 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Prognoz launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).