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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 21
Soviet Space Program · Molniya-M 2BL · 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soviet Space Program's 695th launch · 63rd this year · humanity's 1,394th orbital launch attempt
October 14, 1972Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 14, 06:16 – Oct 14, 06:16 UTC
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Molniya-1 21
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.
Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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