Molniya-M | Molniya-1 11

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: April 11, 1969 at 02:30 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Molniya-M
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Communications