Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 18, 1979, 15:42
- Launch designation
- 1979-004
- Mission
- Molniya-3 No. 23
- Flight name
- Molniya-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 78018 -504
- Year
- Launches in 1979
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 40,829 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.1 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-3 | 1979-004ANORAD 11240 | NPO Applied Mechanics | Communications | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 2, 1998 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.