Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 52L
Launched
December 22, 1988
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 52L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 22, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,237th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 3,370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 210th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 39,065 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
- 210th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,237th launch90th this yearhumanity's 3,370th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 19713 · 1988-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-34
- Object ID
- 1988-112A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-23 03:10:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05635498 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7393896
- Inclination
- 62.8057°
- Ascending node
- 255.364°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0377°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.2605°
- 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 19713 · re-entered May 27, 2007
Molniya-M 11-690 Blok-I · re-entered January 2, 1989
Blok-ML No. 330 · re-entered October 10, 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
156th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,245th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 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 52L launch?
Molniya-3 52L launched on December 22, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 52L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 52L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 52L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 52L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 39,065 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 52L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).