Molniya-1 No.9 (13L), a Soviet military communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit for long-haul radio links. Molniya-M from Baikonur Site 1/5 launched it successfully on 5 July 1968.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 14th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 5 July 1968, 15:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1968-057
- Launches in 1968
- 63rd of 128
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