Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 55L
Launched
March 22, 1991
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 55L launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 22, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,412th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 3,619th orbital launch attempt. It was the 228th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 39,011 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 228th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,412th launch17th this yearhumanity's 3,619th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 21196 · 1991-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-40
- Object ID
- 1991-022A
- Epoch
- 1991-03-22 13:34:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05976498 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7392265
- Inclination
- 62.8496°
- Ascending node
- 314.2453°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.3131°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.0452°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 21196 · in orbit
Molniya-M 17-574 Blok-I · re-entered April 2, 1991
Blok-ML No. 339 · in orbit
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
178th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,354th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 55L launch?
Molniya-3 55L launched on March 22, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 55L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 55L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 55L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 55L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 433 × 39,011 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 55L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).