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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Molniya-M: Molniya-3 46L
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Tuesday, 28 November 1989
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleMolniya-M 2BL
Vehicle FamilyR-7
Vehicle Record259 of 272 launches (95.2%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitElliptical Orbit
Launch Pad43/3 (43L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#95
Agency Launches This Year#69
Launches From This Pad235
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.