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Overview

Destination: Elliptical Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Elliptical Orbit 16/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Early warning satellite

Molniya 8K78M-PVB

Family:
Configuration: 8K78M-PVB

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. Version of Molniya 8k78M with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the avionics compartment.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
  • Diameter
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Molniya 8K78M-PVB
  • Family
  • Variant
    8K78M-PVB
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Molniya 8K78M-PVB
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

INFO WIKI

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

16/2


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Success
1 week, 1 day ago
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Success
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