Molniya-1K 32 (Molniya-1K 40L), a Soviet highly elliptical-orbit communications satellite for telephone and TV links across high latitudes. Molniya-M/Blok-ML from Baikonur Site 1/5 placed the craft in Molniya orbit on 22 January 1976.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 71st
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 22 January 1976, 11:38 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-006
- Launches in 1976
- 6th of 131
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