Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 33L
Launched
August 27, 1982
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 33L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 27, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,626th launch, 75th this year and humanity's 2,604th orbital launch attempt. It was the 142nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 458 × 40,838 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
- 142nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,626th launch75th this yearhumanity's 2,604th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 13432 · 1982-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-19
- Object ID
- 1982-083A
- Epoch
- 1982-08-27 01:16:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95479405 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7472641
- Inclination
- 62.8355°
- Ascending node
- 285.1823°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1187°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6512°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 13432 · re-entered January 13, 2002
Molniya-M 47-547 Blok-I · re-entered September 12, 1982
Blok-ML 27-513 · re-entered December 21, 2001
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
227th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 892nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 33L launch?
Molniya-3 33L launched on August 27, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 33L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 33L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 33L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 33L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 458 × 40,838 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 33L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).