Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 26L
Launched
April 18, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 26L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 18, 1980. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,386th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 2,314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 111th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th 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
- 111th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,386th launch24th this yearhumanity's 2,314th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1175 · NORAD 11769 · re-entered September 29, 1980
Molniya-M 55-056 Blok-I · re-entered May 2, 1980
Blok-L 28-508 · re-entered May 30, 1980
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
171st launch from 41/1, 3rd this year · 740th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 26L launch?
Molniya-3 26L launched on April 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 26L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 26L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 26L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Molniya-3 26L going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 26L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).