Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 54L
Launched
September 20, 1990
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 54L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 20, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,373rd launch, 57th this year and humanity's 3,564th orbital launch attempt. It was the 225th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 455 × 40,763 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
- 225th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,373rd launch57th this yearhumanity's 3,564th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 20813 · 1990-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-39
- Object ID
- 1990-084A
- Epoch
- 1990-09-20 21:30:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.95904159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7470127
- Inclination
- 62.8257°
- Ascending node
- 253.533°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.5045°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.3915°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 20813 · re-entered July 8, 2009
Molniya-M 59-562 Blok-I · re-entered October 3, 1990
Blok-ML · re-entered August 20, 2009
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
229th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 1,333rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 54L launch?
Molniya-3 54L launched on September 20, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 54L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 54L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 54L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 54L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 455 × 40,763 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 54L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).