Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 42L
Launched
January 22, 1987
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 42L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 22, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,058th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,147th orbital launch attempt. It was the 197th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 40,810 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
- 197th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,058th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,147th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 17328 · 1987-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-31
- Object ID
- 1987-008A
- Epoch
- 1987-01-22 17:20:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95721272 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7476699
- Inclination
- 62.8094°
- Ascending node
- 312.981°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.9525°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.9066°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 17328 · in orbit
Molniya-M 46-671 Blok-I · re-entered March 1, 1987
Blok-ML 52-525 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
286th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 1,156th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 42L launch?
Molniya-3 42L launched on January 22, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 42L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 42L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 42L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 42L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 441 × 40,810 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 42L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).