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Molniya-1T No. 76

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 1, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 1, 1991 · 11:53 UTCLaunch 1991-053Launch no. 3,648 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant ML
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 1, 1991, 11:53
Launch designation
1991-053
Mission
Molniya-1T No. 76
Flight name
Molniya-1
Vehicle flight ID
76035 -533

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,792 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Molniya-11991-053ANORAD 21630Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications1,670 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 9, 2004

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