Soviet Space Program
Molniya-1T 72
Molniya-M 2BL
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, March 17, 1988 · 20:55 UTC
Mission
/01Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Variant: 2BL
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.929° N, 40.457° E
210
Pad Launches
1209
Location Launches
2165
Agency Launches
23
Orbital This Year