Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
77023 -620
COSPAR Designator
1982-015
Mission
Molniya-1K 53 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1563 (12 YTD)
Site launches
856 (9 YTD)
Pad launches
216 (3 YTD)