Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 29L
Launched
March 24, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 29L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 24, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,569th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,541st orbital launch attempt. It was the 136th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,622 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 136th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,569th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,541st orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 13107 · 1982-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-18
- Object ID
- 1982-023A
- Epoch
- 1982-03-24 01:26:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95702533 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7405847
- Inclination
- 62.8614°
- Ascending node
- 134.1414°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0596°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2923°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 13107 · re-entered June 23, 1992
Molniya-M 39-638 Blok-I · re-entered April 19, 1982
Blok-ML 23-517 · re-entered September 17, 1992
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
219th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 860th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 29L launch?
Molniya-3 29L launched on March 24, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 29L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 29L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 29L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 29L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,622 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 29L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).