Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 16L
Launched
May 12, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 16L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 12, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,008th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,825th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 650 × 40,650 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
- 74th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,008th launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,825th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 8833 · 1976-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-5
- Object ID
- 1976-041A
- Epoch
- 1976-05-12 19:11:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95457088 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7401658
- Inclination
- 62.807°
- Ascending node
- 89.8088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.092°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2973°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 8833 · re-entered February 4, 1990
Molniya-M 16-598 Blok-I · re-entered August 5, 1976
Blok-L · re-entered May 5, 1990
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
149th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 478th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 16L launch?
Molniya-3 16L launched on May 12, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 16L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 16L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 16L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 16L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 650 × 40,650 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 16L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).