Molniya-1 27 (Molniya-1 33L), a Soviet communications satellite launched on a Molniya-M from Plesetsk into a highly elliptical orbit for coverage of high northern latitudes.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 52nd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 20 April 1974, 20:53 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1974-023
- Launches in 1974
- 25th of 113
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