Soviet Space Program

Prognoz-9

Molniya-M 2BL

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, July 1, 1983 · 12:17 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Molniya-M 2BL

Variant: 2BL

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.996° N, 63.564° E

263

Pad Launches

679

Location Launches

1709

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68

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