Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Failure
Flight
78055 -506
COSPAR Designator
1980-031
Mission
Molniya-3 26L (Communications)
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1386 (24 YTD)
Site launches
740 (17 YTD)
Pad launches
171 (3 YTD)