Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 35L
Launched
December 21, 1983
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 35L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 21, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,755th launch, 96th this year and humanity's 2,771st orbital launch attempt. It was the 154th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 40,372 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 154th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,755th launch96th this yearhumanity's 2,771st orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 14570 · 1983-123 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-22
- Object ID
- 1983-123A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-21 07:22:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.97178822 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7400067
- Inclination
- 62.8031°
- Ascending node
- 131.2777°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.965°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3283°
- 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 14570 · re-entered August 18, 1993
Molniya-M 54-648 Blok-I · re-entered February 14, 1984
Blok-ML 29-519 · re-entered April 24, 1994
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
248th launch from 41/1, 19th this year · 968th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 35L launch?
Molniya-3 35L launched on December 21, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 35L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 35L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 35L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 35L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 40,372 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 35L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).