Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 28, 1988, 05:27
- Launch designation
- 1988-115
- Mission
- Molniya-1 No. 63
- Flight name
- Molniya-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 78039 -559
- Year
- Launches in 1988
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 40,077 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.0 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-1 | 1988-115ANORAD 19730 | Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv | Communications | 1,650 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 31, 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.