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Molniya 8K78M 2BL

Launch vehicle · Russia

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Russian orbital launch vehicle. Improved Molniya variant with Blok-2BL upper stage for placement of Oko early-warning satellites into Molniya-class orbits with apogees of 38,000 km.

Payload: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) to a GTO.

Country
Russia