Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 17L
Launched
December 28, 1976
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 17L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 28, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,079th launch, 100th this year and humanity's 1,914th orbital launch attempt. It was the 81st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 40,632 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
- 81st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,079th launch100th this yearhumanity's 1,914th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 9635 · 1976-127 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-6
- Object ID
- 1976-127A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-29 08:24:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95711607 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7410166
- Inclination
- 62.7854°
- Ascending node
- 145.9237°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.183°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.4438°
- 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 9635 · re-entered February 6, 1990
Molniya-M 42-602 Blok-I · re-entered March 16, 1977
Blok-L · re-entered September 30, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
92nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 13th this year · 522nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 17L launch?
Molniya-3 17L launched on December 28, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 17L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 17L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 17L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 17L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 621 × 40,632 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 17L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).