Molniya-M | Molniya-1 18

Name: Molniya-M | Molniya-1 18
Start: 1971-07-28T03:29:01Z
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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: July 28, 1971 at 03:29 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Molniya-M
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Communications