Soviet Space Program
Molniya-1 17
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, December 25, 1970 · 03:50 UTC
Mission
/01The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Variant: 2BL
Launch Pad
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920° N, 63.342° E
125
Pad Launches
312
Location Launches
541
Agency Launches
125
Orbital This Year