Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 24L
Launched
March 24, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 24L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 24, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,477th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 2,422nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 123rd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 40,649 km orbit inclined 62.7°. 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
- 123rd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,477th launch26th this yearhumanity's 2,422nd orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 12368 · 1981-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-15
- Object ID
- 1981-030A
- Epoch
- 1981-03-24 04:45:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95649343 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7412769
- Inclination
- 62.7294°
- Ascending node
- 184.4583°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0292°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2522°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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 12368 · re-entered October 19, 1992
Molniya-M 25-525 Blok-I · re-entered April 13, 1981
Blok-ML No. 38-510 · re-entered June 29, 1993
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
199th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 802nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 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 24L launch?
Molniya-3 24L launched on March 24, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 24L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 24L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 24L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 24L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 40,649 km orbit inclined 62.7°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 24L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).