Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC43/3
Outcome
Success
Flight
78017 -556
COSPAR Designator
1982-050
Mission
Molniya-1K 54 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1595 (44 YTD)
Site launches
875 (28 YTD)
Pad launches
142 (2 YTD)