Molniya-1 31 (Molniya-1 34L), a Soviet military communications satellite. Molniya-M (Blok-ML) from Plesetsk Site 41/1 placed the craft in a highly elliptical 12-hour Molniya orbit for high-latitude secure voice and data relay.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 65th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 2 September 1975, 13:09 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1975-079
- Launches in 1975
- 83rd of 132
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