A Molniya 8K78M rocket lofted Molniya 3-53, a Russian military communications satellite, into a highly elliptical orbit from Plesetsk. It was the final satellite of the 53-launch Molniya-3 series, in service since 1974.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.1 T
- Flight
- 266th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 19 June 2003, 20:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2003-029
- Launches in 2003
- 29th of 63
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