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Molniya-2

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 21, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 21, 1974 · 02:19 UTCLaunch 1974-102Launch no. 1,641 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 1974, 02:19
Launch designation
1974-102
Mission
Molniya-2
Vehicle flight ID
78033 -530

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,909 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Molniya-21974-102ANORAD 7583Main Space Forces DirectorateCommunications1,650 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 7, 1988

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.