Soviet Space Program

Prognoz-3

Molniya-M 2BL

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, February 15, 1973 · 01:11 UTC

Mission

/01

Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.

Mission Type

Heliophysics

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

143

Pad Launches

370

Location Launches

721

Agency Launches

9

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