Molniya-1 55 (Molniya-1K 62L), a Soviet dual-use highly elliptical communications satellite, launched on a Molniya-M from Baikonur for military Korund-network links and civilian Orbita television/telephone service.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 141st
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 21 July 1982, 09:40 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1982-074
- Launches in 1982
- 77th of 129
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