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Molniya-3 56L

Molniya 8K78M-PVBProgress Rocket Space Center43/3 (43L)
Wednesday, December 2, 1992 · 01:57 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Molniya 8K78M-PVB

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Launches45
Successes44

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Progress Rocket Space Center

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Mission Brief

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

PayloadMolniya-3 56L
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerProgress Rocket Space Center
Stages0
Pad43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Launch Site

43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

LAUNCH SITE
62.927°N, 40.450°E

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.

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