Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L

Launch information

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Mission description

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L’.

Launch image Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 28, 1976, 6:38 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Molniya-3 17L (Elliptical)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Molniya-M

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

43/4 (43R)

Type

Communications

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
9635 MOLNIYA 3-6 LEO 62.0 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Decayed
9637 COSMOS 887 LEO 82.94 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 17L’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1904

To this date

Location Launch

#522

To this date

Pad Launch

#92

To this date

Agency Launch

#1076

To this date

Orbital Launch

#130

Year 1976

Location Launch

#64

Year 1976

Pad Launch

#13

Year 1976

Agency Launch

#99

Year 1976

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