Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 47L
Launched
June 13, 1990
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 47L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 13, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,348th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 3,530th orbital launch attempt. It was the 222nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 455 × 40,816 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
- 222nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,348th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 3,530th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 20646 · 1990-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-38
- Object ID
- 1990-052A
- Epoch
- 1990-06-13 02:21:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95613582 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7472356
- Inclination
- 62.7793°
- Ascending node
- 227.6338°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0355°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.7097°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 20646 · re-entered February 26, 2006
Molniya-M 15-530 Blok-I · re-entered July 3, 1990
Blok-ML · re-entered September 13, 2006
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
172nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 1,315th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 47L launch?
Molniya-3 47L launched on June 13, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 47L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 47L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 47L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 47L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 455 × 40,816 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 47L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).