Molniya-M | Molniya-1 17

Name: Molniya-M | Molniya-1 17
Start: 1970-12-25T03:50:02Z
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: December 25, 1970 at 03:50 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Molniya-M
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Communications