Russia launches Molniya-3 communications satellite
A Molniya-3 communications satellite was launched by Russian Space Forces from Plesetsk Aug. 9 to replenish the Molniya constellation. The four-stage Molniya-M launcher inserted the payload into a highly elliptical orbit with a perigee of 472 kilometers, an apogee of 40,851 kilometers, an...
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