Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 39L
Launched
May 29, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 39L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 29, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,888th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 2,945th orbital launch attempt. It was the 169th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 463 × 40,835 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 8 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
- 169th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,888th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 2,945th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 15738 · 1985-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-24
- Object ID
- 1985-040A
- Epoch
- 1985-05-29 08:54:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95467964 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7470757
- Inclination
- 62.7852°
- Ascending node
- 311.9539°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1497°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4893°
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 15738 · in orbit
Molniya-M 56-676 Blok-I · re-entered July 4, 1985
Blok-ML No. 327 · in orbit
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
180th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 1,049th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 39L launch?
Molniya-3 39L launched on May 29, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 39L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 39L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 39L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 39L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 463 × 40,835 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 39L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).