Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 13L
Launched
November 14, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 13L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 14, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 964th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,761st orbital launch attempt. It was the 67th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,863 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 4 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
- 67th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 964th launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,761st orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 8425 · 1975-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-3
- Object ID
- 1975-105A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-14 08:11:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95431665 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7478927
- Inclination
- 62.818°
- Ascending node
- 291.8334°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.4204°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4931°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 8425 · re-entered November 19, 2017
Molniya-M 16-588 Blok-I · re-entered December 15, 1975
Blok-L · re-entered February 5, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34th launch from 43/3 (43L), 13th this year · 449th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 13L launch?
Molniya-3 13L launched on November 14, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 13L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 13L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 13L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 13L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 442 × 40,863 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 13L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).