Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 41L
Launched
October 20, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 41L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 20, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,027th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 3,114th orbital launch attempt. It was the 192nd 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 609 × 38,812 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 192nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,027th launch71st this yearhumanity's 3,114th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 17038 · 1986-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-30
- Object ID
- 1986-079A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-20 10:02:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.06110584 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7323789
- Inclination
- 62.8641°
- Ascending node
- 110.7249°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.9101°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.0653°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 17038 · re-entered October 15, 1999
Molniya-M 49-645 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1986
Blok-ML 29-459 · re-entered July 22, 1999
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
199th launch from 43/4 (43R), 9th this year · 1,136th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 41L launch?
Molniya-3 41L launched on October 20, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 41L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 41L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 41L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 41L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 609 × 38,812 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 41L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).