flown missionFailure

Molniya 8K78 | Molniya-1 1a

Soviet Space Program1/5 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanJun 04, 1964, 04:00 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Molniya-1 1a
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jun 04, 1964, 04:00 UTC
Window opens: Jun 04, 1964, 04:00 UTC
Window closes: Jun 04, 1964, 04:00 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:48 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Molniya 8K78
Family: R-7
Variant: 8K78
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 1/5
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: KAZ
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates: 45.9200, 63.3420