Molniya-1 No.12, a Soviet military/civilian communications satellite launched on a Molniya-M from Baikonur into a highly elliptical Molniya orbit to provide long-dwell high-latitude relay coverage.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 20th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 22 July 1969, 12:55 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1969-061
- Launches in 1969
- 71st of 125
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