Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 27L
Launched
July 18, 1980
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 27L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 18, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,414th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 2,348th orbital launch attempt. It was the 115th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 40,804 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 115th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,414th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 2,348th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 11896 · 1980-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-13
- Object ID
- 1980-063A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-19 00:06:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95649981 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.747006
- Inclination
- 62.8144°
- Ascending node
- 45.4923°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1319°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4597°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 debris, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 11896 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-551 Blok-I · re-entered August 2, 1980
Blok-ML 27-514 · 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
116th launch from 43/3 (43L), 9th this year · 760th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 27L launch?
Molniya-3 27L launched on July 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 27L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 27L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 27L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 27L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 461 × 40,804 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 27L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).