Molniya 1-23 (Molniya-1 31L), a Soviet military and civilian communications satellite in highly elliptical Molniya orbit. Molniya-M from Baikonur Site 1/5 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
- 42nd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 3 February 1973, 05:48 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1973-007
- Launches in 1973
- 7th of 116
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