Rocket launches
Launch history and upcoming schedule for Molniya 8K78.
The Molniya was a modification of the well-known R-7 Semyorka rocket and had four stages. The 8K78 resulted from a crash program by the Korolev Bureau to develop a booster for launching planetary probes. A larger third stage was added along with a fourth stage (Blok L) that was designed to fire in-orbit to send the…
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Tracks timing/status changes for up to the next 20 launches based on the last 120 days of updates.
No upcoming Molniya 8K78 launches scheduled.
