MISSION NAME
Molniya-1 13 13
Status
Success
DATE
19 FEB 1970
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Description
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.
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Molniya-M 2BL