Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 36L
Launched
January 16, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 36L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 16, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,859th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,908th orbital launch attempt. It was the 167th 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 632 × 40,652 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
- 167th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,859th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,908th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 15476 · 1985-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-23
- Object ID
- 1985-004A
- Epoch
- 1985-01-16 07:36:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95542461 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7407565
- Inclination
- 62.8789°
- Ascending node
- 161.0823°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.1515°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2073°
- 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, 1 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 15476 · re-entered December 5, 1994
Molniya-M 32-665 Blok-I · re-entered March 27, 1985
Blok-ML No. 324 · re-entered April 24, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
177th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,033rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 36L launch?
Molniya-3 36L launched on January 16, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 36L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 36L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 36L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 36L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 632 × 40,652 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 36L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).