Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
76042 -605
COSPAR Designator
1979-031
Mission
Molniya-1K 43 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1299 (26 YTD)
Site launches
675 (20 YTD)
Pad launches
159 (5 YTD)