Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
G 15000- 19/R10336
COSPAR Designator
1964-049
Mission
Molniya-1 1b (Communications)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
95 (23 YTD)
Site launches
75 (19 YTD)
Pad launches
66 (11 YTD)
Payloads (27)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-049 | 8K74B | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | 8K74V | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | 8K74G | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | 8K74D | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | 8K74A | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1964-049A | 8K78I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1964-049B | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1964-049C | deb Kosmos-41 | OKB1 | SU | Track |
| 1964-049D | Molniya-1 No. 1L | OKB1 | SU | Track |
| 1964-049E | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1964-049F | deb Kosmos-41 | TSUKOS | SU | Track |
| 1964-049G | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049H | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049J | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049K | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049L | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049M | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049N | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049P | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049Q | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049R | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049S | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049T | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049U | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |
| 1964-049V | deb Kosmos-41 | RKKE | RU | Track |