Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
78018 -505
COSPAR Designator
1980-002
Mission
Molniya-1K 46 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1364 (2 YTD)
Site launches
725 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
169 (1 YTD)