Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 38L
Launched
October 3, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 38L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 3, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,931st launch, 75th this year and humanity's 2,998th orbital launch attempt. It was the 177th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 40,601 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
- 177th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,931st launch75th this yearhumanity's 2,998th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 16112 · 1985-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-26
- Object ID
- 1985-091A
- Epoch
- 1985-10-03 21:02:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95826674 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7405526
- Inclination
- 62.805°
- Ascending node
- 75.1806°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.9936°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.3336°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 16112 · re-entered February 22, 2001
Molniya-M 21-685 Blok-I · re-entered December 15, 1985
Blok-ML · re-entered February 20, 2001
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
186th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 1,076th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 38L launch?
Molniya-3 38L launched on October 3, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 38L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 38L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 38L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 38L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 631 × 40,601 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 38L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).