Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
78055 -528
COSPAR Designator
1979-091
Mission
Molniya-1K 45 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1351 (78 YTD)
Site launches
714 (59 YTD)
Pad launches
168 (14 YTD)