Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC41/1
Outcome
Success
Flight
76047 -550
COSPAR Designator
1980-053
Mission
Molniya-1K 47 (Government/Top Secret)
Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1405 (43 YTD)
Site launches
753 (30 YTD)
Pad launches
176 (8 YTD)