Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 21L
Launched
June 5, 1979
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 21L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 5, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,313th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 2,222nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 103rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 445 × 40,779 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
- 103rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,313th launch40th this yearhumanity's 2,222nd orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 11384 · 1979-048 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-12
- Object ID
- 1979-048A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-07 13:33:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95867109 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7473855
- Inclination
- 62.8384°
- Ascending node
- 195.4251°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1412°
- Mean anomaly
- 13.3737°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 2.157e-7
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 11384 · re-entered September 26, 1992
Molniya-M 38-509 Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 1979
Blok-L · re-entered August 5, 1990
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
137th launch from 43/4 (43R), 7th this year · 684th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 21L launch?
Molniya-3 21L launched on June 5, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 21L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 21L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 21L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 21L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 445 × 40,779 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 21L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).