Soviet Space Program
Molniya-1K 43
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, April 12, 1979 · 00:28 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
41/1
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.941° N, 40.527° E
159
Pad Launches
675
Location Launches
1299
Agency Launches
32
Orbital This Year