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Molniya-1 1a

Name: Molniya-1 1a launch
Start: 1964-06-04T04:00:00+00:00
End: 1964-06-04T04:00:00+00:00
Location: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Molniya 8K78Soviet Space Program1/5

Thursday, June 4, 1964 · 04:00 AM UTC

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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 1a

OrbitElliptical Orbit

CustomerSoviet Space Program

StagesUnknown

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

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

04:00 AM UTC - 04:00 AM UTC

Vehicle

Molniya 8K78

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HeightN/A

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches2,456

Successes2,288

Provider

Soviet Space Program

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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