Soviet Space Program
Molniya-3 20L
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, January 24, 1978 · 06:51 UTC
Mission
/01Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Variant: 2BL
Launch Pad
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.927° N, 40.450° E
73
Pad Launches
599
Location Launches
1190
Agency Launches
9
Orbital This Year