Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
78039 -638
COSPAR Designator
1982-023
Mission
Molniya-3 29L (Communications)
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1569 (18 YTD)
Site launches
860 (13 YTD)
Pad launches
219 (6 YTD)