Molniya-1 No.2 (Molniya-1 4L), an early Soviet military communications satellite for multichannel TV, telephone, and telegraph links via highly elliptical Molniya orbit. Molniya 8K78 from Baikonur lofted it on 14 October 1965; it operated until decay in March 1967.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.3 T
- Flight
- 29th
- of 40 Molniya 8K78 flights
- Date and time
- 14 October 1965, 06:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1965-080
- Launches in 1965
- 90th of 124
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