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Launch · COSPAR 1987-008 · 22 Jan 1987

MOLNIYA 3-31

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

2

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
MOLNIYA 3-31173281987-008AUnknownHEO752 / 39,615 km61.92°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-6 R/B(1)173291987-008BDecayedLEO183 / 256 km62.77°01 Mar 1987—
SL-6 R/B(2)173331987-008DInactiveHEO527 / 40,457 km63.29°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-6 PLAT173301987-008CDecayedLEO143 / 170 km62.81°25 Feb 1987—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1987-008
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
22 Jan 1987
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYE7HW8YVAWD80EW22C

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1987-008; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

MOLNIYA 3-31 — Launch 1987-008, 22 Jan 1987 | SatelliteIndex