Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 25L
Launched
January 9, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 25L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 9, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,453rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 120th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
- 120th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,453rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,393rd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 12133 · re-entered July 3, 1999
Blok-ML No. 315 · re-entered October 23, 1999
Molniya-M 23-617 Blok-I · re-entered January 27, 1981
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
196th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 789th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 25L launch?
Molniya-3 25L launched on January 9, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 25L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 25L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 25L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Molniya-3 25L going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 25L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).