Molniya-2 2, a Soviet second-generation communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit. Molniya-M from Plesetsk delivered the craft for civilian and military TV and telecommunications relay with long dwell over northern latitudes.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T (est.)
- Flight
- 35th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 19 May 1972, 14:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1972-037
- Launches in 1972
- 39th of 113
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