Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
Ya15000- 82 L82
COSPAR Designator
1968-035
Mission
Molniya-1 8 (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-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
312 (23 YTD)
Site launches
213 (10 YTD)
Pad launches
105 (5 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-035 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1968-035A | Molniya-1 No. 10L | TSUKOS | SU | Track |
| 1968-035B | 11S510 | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-035C | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-035D | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |