Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
78039 -640
COSPAR Designator
1981-123
Mission
Molniya-1K 52 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1551 (100 YTD)
Site launches
617 (39 YTD)
Pad launches
187 (5 YTD)