Prognoz 5, a Soviet heliophysics and magnetospheric research satellite of the Prognoz series. Molniya-M/Blok SO-L from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in a highly elliptical orbit to study solar activity, solar wind, and the magnetosphere.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.3 T
- Flight
- 79th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 25 November 1976, 03:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Heliophysics
- International designator
- 1976-112
- Launches in 1976
- 115th of 131
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