Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
U 15000 -35/U10335
COSPAR Designator
1965-030
Mission
Molniya-1 1 (Communications)
The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya 8K78
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
123 (15 YTD)
Site launches
96 (12 YTD)
Pad launches
74 (4 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-030 | 8K74B | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | 8K74V | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | 8K74G | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | 8K74D | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | 8K74A | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1965-030A | Molniya-1 No. 3L | OKB10 | SU | Track |
| 1965-030B | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1965-030C | 8K78I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1965-030D | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |