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Molniya-1 3
Molniya 8K78Soviet Space Program31/6
Monday, April 25, 1966 · 07:10 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 3
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerSoviet Space Program
Stages0
Pad31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.996°N, 63.564°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
