Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 61L
Launched
July 1, 1998
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 61L launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 1, 1998. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 31st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,248th orbital launch attempt. It was the 257th 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 425 × 40,629 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 · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 257th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 31st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,248th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 25379 · 1998-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-49
- Object ID
- 1998-040A
- Epoch
- 1998-07-01 02:01:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96796255 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7473384
- Inclination
- 62.768°
- Ascending node
- 240.9501°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.0575°
- Mean anomaly
- 10.4551°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.4098
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 25379 · re-entered February 2, 2011
Molniya-M 17-682 Blok-I · re-entered July 18, 1998
Blok-ML 47-548 · re-entered May 19, 2011
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
212th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,497th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 6 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 61L launch?
Molniya-3 61L launched on July 1, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 61L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 61L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 61L launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 61L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 425 × 40,629 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 61L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).