Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 30L
Launched
June 9, 1981
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 30L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 9, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,496th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 2,447th orbital launch attempt. It was the 125th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 40,850 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 125th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,496th launch45th this yearhumanity's 2,447th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 12512 · 1981-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-16
- Object ID
- 1981-054A
- Epoch
- 1981-06-10 05:20:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95501968 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7478507
- Inclination
- 62.8109°
- Ascending node
- 260.5299°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1541°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6363°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 12512 · re-entered February 10, 1998
Molniya-M 53-622 Blok-I · re-entered June 27, 1981
Blok-L · re-entered April 30, 1999
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
204th launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 813th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 30L launch?
Molniya-3 30L launched on June 9, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 30L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 30L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 30L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 30L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 40,850 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 30L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).