Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 20, 1986, 08:49
- Launch designation
- 1986-079
- Mission
- Molniya-3 No. 41
- Flight name
- Molniya-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 77049 -645
- Year
- Launches in 1986
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 40,001 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.1 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-3 | 1986-079ANORAD 17038 | Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv | Communications | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 15, 1999 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.