Soviet Space Program
Molniya-3 42L
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, January 22, 1987 · 16:06 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
41/1
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.941° N, 40.527° E
286
Pad Launches
1156
Location Launches
2058
Agency Launches
8
Orbital This Year