Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 49L
Launched
May 26, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 49L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 26, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,184th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 3,298th orbital launch attempt. It was the 204th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 592 × 40,735 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 204th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,184th launch37th this yearhumanity's 3,298th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 19189 · 1988-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-32
- Object ID
- 1988-044A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-26 16:41:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95314116 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7424533
- Inclination
- 62.8236°
- Ascending node
- 66.0317°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.2402°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.107°
- 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; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 19189 · re-entered March 15, 2002
Blok-ML · re-entered January 19, 2003
Molniya-M 11-692 Blok-I · re-entered July 7, 1988
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
212th launch from 43/4 (43R), 4th this year · 1,216th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 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 49L launch?
Molniya-3 49L launched on May 26, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 49L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 49L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 49L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 49L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 592 × 40,735 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 49L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).