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Molniya-1 1b
Molniya 8K78Soviet Space Program1/5
Saturday, August 22, 1964 · 07:21 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.
PayloadMolniya-1 1b
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerSoviet Space Program
Stages0
Pad1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920°N, 63.342°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
