Launch Overview
Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-53 / LC43/4
Outcome
Success
Flight
78056 -676
COSPAR Designator
1985-040
Mission
Molniya-3 39L (Communications)
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
1888 (32 YTD)
Site launches
1049 (18 YTD)
Pad launches
180 (4 YTD)