Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 51L
Launched
September 29, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 51L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 29, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,220th launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 3,347th orbital launch attempt. It was the 207th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 38,932 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
- 207th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,220th launch73rd this yearhumanity's 3,347th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 19541 · 1988-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-33
- Object ID
- 1988-090A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-29 22:03:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05243233 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7320778
- Inclination
- 62.8444°
- Ascending node
- 95.0176°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.1301°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.9282°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 19541 · re-entered February 4, 2002
Molniya-M 48-510 Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 1988
Blok-ML · re-entered February 14, 2002
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
302nd launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 1,236th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 51L launch?
Molniya-3 51L launched on September 29, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 51L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 51L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 51L launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 51L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 637 × 38,932 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 51L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).