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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Molniya-M: Prognoz-3
Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.
Thursday, 15 February 1973
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleMolniya-M 2BL
Vehicle FamilyR-7
Vehicle Record259 of 272 launches (95.2%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeHeliophysics
Target OrbitElliptical Orbit
Launch Pad31/6
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#9
Agency Launches This Year#9
Launches From This Pad430
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
31/6 · 45.9960°N 63.5640°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.