Molniya-M | Prognoz-9

Name: Molniya-M | Prognoz-9
Start: 1983-07-01T12:17:00Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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 Details

Launch date: July 1, 1983 at 12:17 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Molniya-M
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Astrophysics