Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 60L
Launched
August 23, 1994
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 60L launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 23, 1994. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 18th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,922nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 244th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 605 × 38,938 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 6 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
- 244th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 18th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,922nd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 23211 · 1994-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-46
- Object ID
- 1994-051A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-24 03:26:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.05390404 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.733139
- Inclination
- 62.8352°
- Ascending node
- 139.1625°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.3717°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.5178°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 1.8155
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 23211 · re-entered February 10, 2009
Molniya-M 44-661 Blok-I · re-entered October 23, 1994
Blok-ML · re-entered February 19, 2008
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
248th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,453rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
454 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 60L launch?
Molniya-3 60L launched on August 23, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 60L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 60L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 60L launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 60L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 605 × 38,938 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 60L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).