Molniya-1 21 (Molniya-1 26L), a Soviet military and civilian communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit. Molniya-M from Plesetsk delivered the craft for long-dwell northern-latitude TV and military relay coverage.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 39th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 14 October 1972, 06:16 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1972-081
- Launches in 1972
- 86th of 113
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