1988

1988 · Soviet Space Program

Molniya-3 52L

successMolniya-M | Molniya-3 52L

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Overview

Date / time
December 22, 1988 at 02:15 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
43/3 (43L)
Mission
Molniya-3 52L
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1