Kosmos 1175 (Molniya-3 No.26), a Soviet military/civil communications satellite intended for a highly elliptical Molniya orbit. Molniya-M from Plesetsk Site 41/1 suffered an upper-stage malfunction and left the craft in a useless low orbit; it decayed in September 1980.
- Outcome
- Partial
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.1 T
- Flight
- 111th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 18 April 1980, 17:31 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1980-031
- Launches in 1980
- 31st of 108
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