Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC31
Outcome
Success
Flight
N 15000- 37
COSPAR Designator
1966-035
Mission
Molniya-1 3 (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
181 (19 YTD)
Site launches
142 (14 YTD)
Pad launches
48 (12 YTD)
Payloads (13)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-035 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1966-035A | Molniya-1 No. 6L | OKB10 | SU | Track |
| 1966-035B | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1966-035C | 8K78I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1966-035D | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1966-035E | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1966-035F | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |