Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
77046 -673
COSPAR Designator
1986-031
Mission
Molniya-3 43L (Communications)
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1982 (26 YTD)
Site launches
1108 (14 YTD)
Pad launches
279 (3 YTD)