Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 28L
Launched
September 11, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 28L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 11, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,524th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 2,481st orbital launch attempt. It was the 129th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Kosmos-1305, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 13,871 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 13 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
- 129th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,524th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 2,481st orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1305 · NORAD 12818 · 1981-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1305
- Object ID
- 1981-088A
- Epoch
- 1981-09-11 14:21:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 5.46008016 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4858974
- Inclination
- 62.8248°
- Ascending node
- 70.8315°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.1236°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.6459°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 7 debris, 3 components; 9 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1305 · NORAD 12818 · in orbit
Molniya-M 55-535 Blok-I · re-entered October 5, 1981
Blok-ML 45-512 · 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
137th launch from 43/3 (43L), 13th this year · 831st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 28L launch?
Molniya-3 28L launched on September 11, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 28L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 28L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 28L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 28L reach?
Kosmos-1305, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 13,871 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 28L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).