Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 8, 1989, 17:09
- Launch designation
- 1989-043
- Mission
- Molniya-3 No. 45
- Flight name
- Molniya-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 76048 -506
- Year
- Launches in 1989
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 40,861 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.1 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-3 | 1989-043ANORAD 20052 | Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv | Communications | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 14, 2001 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.