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Molniya-M | Molniya-1 27
Soviet Space Program · Molniya-M 2BL · 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Soviet Space Program's 817th launch · 16th this year · humanity's 1,563rd orbital launch attempt
April 20, 1974Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 20, 20:53 – Apr 20, 20:53 UTC
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Molniya-1 27
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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