Launch SuccessfulProgress Rocket Space Center

Molniya-M: Molniya-3 63L

Name: Molniya-M: Molniya-3 63L
Start: 1999-07-08T08:45:06Z
End: 1999-07-08T08:45:06Z
Location: 43/3 (43L)

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Thursday, 8 July 1999

Mission Data

🇷🇺Progress Rocket Space CenterEst. 1996

Launch VehicleMolniya-M 2BL

Vehicle FamilyR-7

Vehicle Record259 of 272 launches (95.2%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record44 successes / 1 failures (98%)

Success Streak3 consecutive

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitElliptical Orbit

Launch Pad43/3 (43L)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#38

Agency Launches This Year#1

Launches From This Pad235

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.