Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 44L
Launched
June 19, 1986
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 44L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 19, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,000th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 3,083rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 185th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). 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
- 185th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,000th launch44th this yearhumanity's 3,083rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 16802 · re-entered November 10, 1996
Molniya-M 54-653 Blok-I · re-entered September 27, 1986
Blok-ML 14-521 · re-entered December 21, 1996
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
281st launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 1,119th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 44L launch?
Molniya-3 44L launched on June 19, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 44L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 44L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 44L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Molniya-3 44L going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 44L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).