Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 34L
Launched
March 11, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 34L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 11, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,671st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 2,662nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 145th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 40,179 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 145th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,671st launch12th this yearhumanity's 2,662nd orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 13875 · 1983-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-20
- Object ID
- 1983-015A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-11 04:34:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.98352814 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7397103
- Inclination
- 62.9221°
- Ascending node
- 350.5129°
- Arg. of perigee
- 318.1723°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.6862°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 13875 · in orbit
Molniya-M 39-641 Blok-I · re-entered March 27, 1983
Blok-ML No. 318 · in orbit
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
233rd launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 915th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 34L launch?
Molniya-3 34L launched on March 11, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 34L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 34L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 34L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 34L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 594 × 40,179 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 34L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).