Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 59L
Launched
August 9, 1995
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 59L launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 9, 1995. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 22nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,007th orbital launch attempt. It was the 248th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 40,773 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 · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 248th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 22nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,007th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 23642 · 1995-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-47
- Object ID
- 1995-042A
- Epoch
- 1995-08-09 03:35:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.9603184 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7481392
- Inclination
- 62.8137°
- Ascending node
- 302.1421°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2016°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.7076°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.07131
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; 2 still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 23642 · in orbit
Molniya-M 31-674 Blok-I · re-entered September 5, 1995
Blok-ML No. 45? · 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
205th launch from 43/3 (43L), 4th this year · 1,470th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 59L launch?
Molniya-3 59L launched on August 9, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 59L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 59L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 59L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 59L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 421 × 40,773 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 59L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).