Molniya-1K 37 (Molniya-1K 45L), a Soviet military communications satellite for the Korund network. Molniya-M from Baikonur Site 1/5 placed the KAUR-2 craft in a highly elliptical ~12-hour Molniya orbit for high-latitude coverage.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 87th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 24 June 1977, 05:41 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1977-054
- Launches in 1977
- 55th of 130
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