Wednesday, August 21, 2002

Molniya 319

 1982-083A


Molniya-3 (F21, N19) was launched in Aug 1982 into plane A. It originally failed to make any burns to stabilize its ground track, but in mid September it started a series of small burns and later that month it was on station to replace F15 (N13). It reportedly carried an experimental SHF transponder.


Molniya-3 No. 33 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Aug 27  0002 Launch by 8K78M  PL 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 0010 T+8:50 Blok-I sep  
  T+53:16 BOZ burn 
 0055  T+53:56 BOZ sep 
  ML burn 
  T+56:46 ML MECO 
 0058  T+56:54 ML sep   
1982 Aug 29  736.6 450 x 40827 x 62.9 
1982 Sep 15   Begin TCM burns 
1982 Nov 11  717.8 498 x 39856 x 62.9 
1987 Apr 2   end of ops 
2002 Jan 18 Reentered 

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