Soviet Space Program

Prognoz-7

Molniya-M 2BL

SUCCESS

Success

Monday, October 30, 1978 · 05:23 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

/02

Rocket

Variant: 2BL

Launch Pad

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.920° N, 63.342° E

170

Pad Launches

533

Location Launches

1255

Agency Launches

105

Orbital This Year