Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya 8K78M-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 56L
Launched
December 2, 1992
Summary
Molniya-3 56L launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya 8K78M-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 2, 1992. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 8th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,775th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 39,126 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78M-PVB · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 8th Molniya 8K78M-PVB flight · 5th this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 8th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,775th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 22255 · 1992-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-43
- Object ID
- 1992-085A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-02 03:11:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05311711 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7399113
- Inclination
- 62.806°
- Ascending node
- 50.2098°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2273°
- Mean anomaly
- 11.0109°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 22255 · re-entered November 8, 2008
Molniya-M 23-607 Blok-I · re-entered December 14, 1992
Blok-ML 23-540 · re-entered November 23, 2007
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
192nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 8th this year · 1,411th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 56L launch?
Molniya-3 56L launched on December 2, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 56L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 56L?
Molniya 8K78M-PVB, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya 8K78M-PVB spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 56L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 56L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 430 × 39,126 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 56L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).