Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
Ya15000- 84 L85
COSPAR Designator
1968-057
Mission
Molniya-1 9 (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
332 (43 YTD)
Site launches
223 (20 YTD)
Pad launches
107 (7 YTD)
Payloads (13)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-057 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1968-057A | Molniya-1 No. 13L | TSUKOS | SU | Track |
| 1968-057B | 11S510 | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-057C | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-057D | Blok-I launch debris | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-057E | Blok-I launch debris | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1968-057F | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |