Status
Success
Molniya-1S
Launch Time
Mon Jul 29, 1974 12:00 UTC
Mon Jul 29, 1974 12:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Molniya-1S
Molniya-1S was the first operating geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union.
After the Kosmos 637 dummy satellite was put into geostationary orbit, the Soviet Union launched a modified Molniya-1 satellite into GEO. This experimental satellite was built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki and was based on the operational Molniya-1 series.
This satellite was the only Molniya satellite to be put into geostationary orbit.
Payloads: 1
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
Site 81/24, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Stats
1974
65th orbital launch attempt
Proton-K
44th mission
4th mission of 1974
31st successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission