1983 · Soviet Space Program

Prognoz-9

successMolniya-M | Prognoz-9

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.

Overview

Date / time: July 1, 1983 at 12:17 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 31/6
Mission: Prognoz-9
Mission type: Astrophysics
Orbit achieved: Elliptical Orbit

Launch vehicle

Molniya-M 2BL →

Launch provider

Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

PROGNOZ 9

Earth-Moon L-point