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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.

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches2456
Successes2288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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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%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
45.920°N
Longitude
63.342°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

07:21 AM UTC - 07:21 AM UTC

Delay History

1
Aug 22Aug 22Success → Success

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