Molniya-3 48L Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Sep 1991, 8:01pm

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Site

Plesetsk Cosmodrome

Pad

43/4 (43R)

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Molniya-M 2BL

Mission

Molniya-3 48L

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Elliptical Orbit

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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