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About this launch
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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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterMolniya-M 2BL
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
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MissionCommunications · Elliptical
Communications · Elliptical
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLNIYA 1-24 1973-061A | Payload | re-entered 1979-12-05 | |
| SL-6 R/B(1) 1973-061B | Rocket body | re-entered 1973-10-01 | |
| SL-6 PLAT 1973-061C | Debris | re-entered 1973-10-08 | |
| SL-6 DEB 1973-061D | Debris | re-entered 1973-09-06 | |
| SL-6 DEB 1973-061E | Debris | re-entered 1973-09-07 | |
| SL-6 R/B(2) 1973-061F | Rocket body | re-entered 1979-12-05 |
COSPAR ID 1973-061. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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