Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Molniya-3 65L
Launched
June 19, 2003
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Molniya-3 65L launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 19, 2003. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 40th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 266th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,497 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 266th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 40th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,605th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Molniya-3 · NORAD 27834 · 2003-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MOLNIYA 3-53
- Object ID
- 2003-029A
- Epoch
- 2003-06-19 21:14:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.96384408 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7399706
- Inclination
- 62.8569°
- Ascending node
- 157.2537°
- Arg. of perigee
- 288.0347°
- Mean anomaly
- 9.2818°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Molniya-3 · NORAD 27834 · re-entered June 15, 2013
Molniya-M 82-689 Blok-I · re-entered July 30, 2003
Blok-2BL No. 625 · re-entered September 17, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
121st launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,530th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Molniya-3 65L launch?
Molniya-3 65L launched on June 19, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Molniya-3 65L?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Molniya-3 65L?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Molniya-3 65L launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Molniya-3 65L reach?
Molniya-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 633 × 40,497 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Molniya-3 65L launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).