Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 48L
Launched
September 17, 1991
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 48L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 17, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,441st launch, 46th this year and humanity's 3,665th orbital launch attempt. It was the 231st Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 446 × 40,678 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 8 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
- 231st Molniya-M 2BL flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,441st launch46th this yearhumanity's 3,665th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 21706 · 1991-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-41
- Object ID
- 1991-065A
- Epoch
- 1991-09-17 21:16:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96415558 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.746874
- Inclination
- 62.8791°
- Ascending node
- 246.7114°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0342°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.5484°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 1 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 21706 · in orbit
Molniya-M 47-569 Blok-I · re-entered September 30, 1991
Blok-ML No. 338 · re-entered December 6, 2010
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
236th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 1,373rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 48L launch?
Molniya-3 48L launched on September 17, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 48L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 48L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 48L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 48L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 446 × 40,678 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 48L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).