Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC43/3
Outcome
Success
Flight
78055 -534
COSPAR Designator
1979-070
Mission
Molniya-1K 44 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1332 (59 YTD)
Site launches
697 (42 YTD)
Pad launches
99 (10 YTD)