Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 11L
Launched
November 21, 1974
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 11L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 21, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 876th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 1,637th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 40,693 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 57th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 876th launch75th this yearhumanity's 1,637th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 7540 · 1974-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-1
- Object ID
- 1974-092A
- Epoch
- 1974-11-22 12:21:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95338959 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7410644
- Inclination
- 62.7856°
- Ascending node
- 168.1923°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0186°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2635°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 7540 · re-entered May 15, 1986
Molniya-M 31-572 Blok-I · re-entered January 27, 1975
Blok-L · re-entered March 9, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
120th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 389th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 11L launch?
Molniya-3 11L launched on November 21, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 11L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 11L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 11L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 11L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 629 × 40,693 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 11L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).