Molniya-1 16 (Molniya-1 23L), a Soviet highly elliptical communications satellite for long-range military and civil links across the USSR. Molniya-M from Plesetsk LC-43/4 on 27 November 1970.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 26th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 27 November 1970, 15:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1970-101
- Launches in 1970
- 109th of 124
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