Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
Russia
Date
Sat, 17 Oct 1981 05:59:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#2498 ever
Mission
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit