Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 40L
Launched
December 24, 1985
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 40L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 24, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,952nd launch, 96th this year and humanity's 3,025th orbital launch attempt. It was the 182nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 40,771 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 9 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
- 182nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,952nd launch96th this yearhumanity's 3,025th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 16393 · 1985-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-27
- Object ID
- 1985-117A
- Epoch
- 1985-12-25 08:25:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95721225 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7462295
- Inclination
- 62.8317°
- Ascending node
- 326.9841°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.1131°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.6292°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 16393 · in orbit
Molniya-M 56-680 Blok-I · re-entered January 30, 1986
Blok-ML 46-528 · 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
190th launch from 43/4 (43R), 14th this year · 1,092nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 40L launch?
Molniya-3 40L launched on December 24, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 40L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 40L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 40L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 40L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 480 × 40,771 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 40L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).