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MOLNIYA 2-2

DecayedPayloadHEO

MOLNIYA 2-2 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on May 19, 1972 into HEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 19, 1972 at 02:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Molniya-M 2BL →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Molniya-2 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
37,594 km
Periapsis
103 km
Inclination
64.86°
Orbital period
664.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
1,650 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-037A
NORAD catalog №
6031
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
17.6689 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 22, 1977

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 22, 1977
Time in service
4.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed