Molniya-M | Molniya-1 20

Name: Molniya-M | Molniya-1 20
Start: 1972-04-04T20:38:30Z
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: April 4, 1972 at 08:38 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Molniya-M
Operator: Soviet Space Program
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Communications