Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 18L
Launched
October 28, 1977
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 18L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 28, 1977. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,167th launch, 87th this year and humanity's 2,025th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 427 × 40,848 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
- 91st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,167th launch87th this yearhumanity's 2,025th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 10455 · 1977-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-8
- Object ID
- 1977-105A
- Epoch
- 1977-10-28 15:08:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95596182 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7483064
- Inclination
- 62.7674°
- Ascending node
- 10.5577°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.074°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.6221°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 10455 · in orbit
Molniya-M 52-606 Blok-I · re-entered November 18, 1977
Blok-L · in orbit
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
70th launch from 43/3 (43L), 16th this year · 582nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 18L launch?
Molniya-3 18L launched on October 28, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 18L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 18L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 18L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 18L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 427 × 40,848 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 18L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).