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Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Molniya-3K

Launched

June 21, 2005

Launch Failure

Image: Jonathan Space Report

Summary

Molniya-3K launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 21, 2005. The mission failed. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 42nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,717th orbital launch attempt. It was the 268th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Molniya-M 2BL · Progress Rocket Space Center
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
268th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 42nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,717th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

Military communications satellite.

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Map of 16/2

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

124th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,542nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

269 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Molniya-3K launch?

Molniya-3K launched on June 21, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Molniya-3K?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Molniya-3K?

Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet

Where did Molniya-3K launch from?

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit was Molniya-3K going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.