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Molniya-1Yu 11L
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 31 Aug 1967, 08:00 am UTC
Rocket: Molniya 8K78 (R-7)
Provider: Soviet Space Program
Mission
Type: Test Target
Orbit: Elliptical Orbit
Pad: 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Description
The Molniya-1Yu satellites were modified Molniya-1 satellites to test and calibrate the deep space tracking systems of the Soviet lunar program.