LAUNCH MISSION

Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL Molniya-1 22

Name: Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL Molniya-1 22
Start: 1972-12-02T04:39:57.000Z
Location: 1/5

Status

Success

DATE

2 DEC 1972

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

1/5

Description

The 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.

Molniya-M 2BL

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