Soviet Space Program
Molniya-1K 41
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, July 14, 1978 · 15:00 UTC
Mission
/01Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Variant: 2BL
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.929° N, 40.457° E
120
Pad Launches
625
Location Launches
1231
Agency Launches
74
Orbital This Year