Molniya-1 13, a Soviet military/civil communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit for high-latitude coverage. Molniya-M from Plesetsk Site 43/4 lofted it on 19 February 1970.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 21st
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 19 February 1970, 18:57 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1970-013
- Launches in 1970
- 15th of 124
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