Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 4

Name: Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 4
Start: 1966-10-20T07:50:00Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 20, 1966 at 07:50 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Molniya 8K78
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Communications