Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC1
Outcome
Success
Flight
Ya15000- 84 L84
COSPAR Designator
1967-101
Mission
Molniya-1 7 (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
273 (58 YTD)
Site launches
197 (31 YTD)
Pad launches
99 (15 YTD)
Payloads (13)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-101 | 11S59B | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | 11S59V | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | 11S59G | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | 11S59D | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | 11S59A | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101 | Molniya Fairing | RVSN | ||
| 1967-101A | Molniya-1 No. 12L | TSUKOS | SU | Track |
| 1967-101B | BOZ | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-101C | 8K78I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-101D | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-101E | deb Blok-I | RVSN | SU | Track |
| 1967-101F | Blok-L | RVSN | SU | Track |