Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 45L
Launched
June 8, 1989
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 45L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 8, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,274th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 3,417th orbital launch attempt. It was the 214th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 40,710 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 7 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
- 214th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,274th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 3,417th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 20052 · 1989-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-35
- Object ID
- 1989-043A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-08 18:24:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95382133 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7419371
- Inclination
- 62.8038°
- Ascending node
- 104.418°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2673°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2233°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 20052 · re-entered December 14, 2001
Molniya-M 48-506 Blok-I · re-entered July 5, 1989
Blok-ML No. 332 · re-entered June 3, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
164th launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 1,268th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 45L launch?
Molniya-3 45L launched on June 8, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 45L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 45L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 45L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 45L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 604 × 40,710 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 45L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).