Molniya-1K 33, a Soviet military/civilian communications satellite for highly elliptical Molniya-orbit coverage of northern latitudes. Molniya-M/Blok ML from Plesetsk Site 41/1 placed the craft to relay TV and long-haul traffic.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 72nd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 11 March 1976, 19:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1976-021
- Launches in 1976
- 22nd of 131
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