Soviet Space Program
Molniya-1S
Proton-K/DM
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, July 29, 1974 · 12:00 UTC
Mission
/01First operational geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/DM
Variant: DM
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.071° N, 62.985° E
18
Pad Launches
404
Location Launches
850
Agency Launches
65
Orbital This Year