Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 15L
Launched
December 27, 1975
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 15L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 27, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 979th launch, 93rd this year and humanity's 1,783rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 40,714 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 70th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 979th launch93rd this yearhumanity's 1,783rd orbital launch attempt132nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 8521 · 1975-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-4
- Object ID
- 1975-125A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-27 11:36:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96232462 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7471514
- Inclination
- 62.8122°
- Ascending node
- 200.6489°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1896°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5922°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 8521 · re-entered August 12, 1986
Molniya-M No. 142 Blok-I · re-entered January 23, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered July 30, 1986
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
38th launch from 43/3 (43L), 17th this year · 458th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 15L launch?
Molniya-3 15L launched on December 27, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 15L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 15L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 15L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 15L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 443 × 40,714 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 15L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).