Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
N 15000- 41
COSPAR Designator
1967-052
Mission
Molniya-1 5 (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
242 (27 YTD)
Site launches
179 (13 YTD)
Pad launches
91 (7 YTD)
Payloads (14)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-052 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1967-052A | Molniya-1 No. 8L | OKB10 | SU | Track |
| 1967-052B | 8K78I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-052C | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-052D | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-052E | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-052F | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-052G | deb Molniya-1 | TSUKOS | SU | Track |