Skip to content
Home › Library › Launch Database › Molniya
🚀 Complete Launch Archive Live · auto-updating

Molniya Launches

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.

🔍
7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 320 every launch of the Molniya, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

320 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2010-09-30Oko TP 60712010-049Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2008-12-02Oko TP 60702008-062Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2007-10-23Oko US-KS2007-049Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2006-07-21Oko US-KS?2006-030Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2005-06-21Molniya-3K No. 12L2005-F01Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—LEOfailure
2004-02-18Molniya-1T?2004-005Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2003-06-19Molniya-3 No. 65L2003-029Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2003-04-02Molniya-1T No. 1012003-011Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2002-12-24Oko US-KS2002-059Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2002-04-01Oko US-KS2002-017Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2001-10-25Molniya-3 No. 642001-050Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
2001-07-20Molniya-3K No. 11?2001-030Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1999-12-27Oko1999-073Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1999-07-08Molniya-3 No. 63?1999-036Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1998-09-28Molniya-1T No. 991998-054Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1998-07-01Molniya-3 No. 611998-040Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1998-05-07Oko1998-027Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Rocket ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1997-09-24Molniya-1T No. 981997-054Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1997-05-14Oko1997-022Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1997-04-09Oko1997-015Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1996-10-24Molniya-3 No. 621996-060Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1996-08-29Microsatelite1996-050Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
1996-08-14Molniya-1T1996-045Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1995-12-28IRS-1C1995-072Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
1995-08-09Molniya-3 No. 591995-042Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1995-08-02SO-M2 No. 5111995-039Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1995-05-24Oko1995-026Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-12-14Molniya-1T1994-081Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1994-08-23Molniya-3 No. 601994-051Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1994-08-05Oko1994-048Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-12-22Molniya-1T1993-079Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1993-08-10Oko1993-051Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-08-04Molniya-3 No. 581993-049Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1993-05-26Molniya-1T No. 811993-035Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-04-21Molniya-3 No. 571993-025Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1993-04-06Oko1993-022Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1993-01-26Oko1993-006Molniya 8K78M 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1993-01-13Molniya-1T No. 781993-002Molniya 8K78M MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk—HEOsuccess
1992-12-02Molniya-3 No. 561992-085Molniya 8K78M-PVB MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1992-11-25Oko1992-081Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1992-10-21Oko1992-069Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1992-10-14Molniya-3 No. 501992-067Molniya 8K78M-PVB MLRussian Aerospace ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1992-08-06Molniya-1T No. 721992-050Molniya 8K78M MLUNKS RFPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1992-07-08Oko1992-040Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BLUNKS RFPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1992-03-04Molniya-1T No. 751992-011Molniya 8K78M MLUNKS RFPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1992-01-24Oko1992-003Molniya 8K78M 2BLUNKS RFPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1991-09-17Molniya-3 No. 481991-065Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
1991-08-01Molniya-1T No. 761991-053Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome—HEOsuccess
1991-06-18Molniya-1T No. 741991-043Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
1991-03-22Molniya-3 No. 551991-022Molniya 8K78M MLSoviet Space ForcesPlesetsk Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess

Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026

Annual orbital launch attempts worldwide. The modern surge is reshaping the record.

19572026

About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

Browse the database

crawlable facet hubs · each its own indexable page

By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (320 launches)
Oko TP 6071 (2010-09-30)Oko TP 6070 (2008-12-02)Oko US-KS (2007-10-23)Oko US-KS? (2006-07-21)Molniya-3K No. 12L (2005-06-21)Molniya-1T? (2004-02-18)Molniya-3 No. 65L (2003-06-19)Molniya-1T No. 101 (2003-04-02)Oko US-KS (2002-12-24)Oko US-KS (2002-04-01)Molniya-3 No. 64 (2001-10-25)Molniya-3K No. 11? (2001-07-20)Oko (1999-12-27)Molniya-3 No. 63? (1999-07-08)Molniya-1T No. 99 (1998-09-28)Molniya-3 No. 61 (1998-07-01)Oko (1998-05-07)Molniya-1T No. 98 (1997-09-24)Oko (1997-05-14)Oko (1997-04-09)Molniya-3 No. 62 (1996-10-24)Microsatelite (1996-08-29)Molniya-1T (1996-08-14)IRS-1C (1995-12-28)Molniya-3 No. 59 (1995-08-09)SO-M2 No. 511 (1995-08-02)Oko (1995-05-24)Molniya-1T (1994-12-14)Molniya-3 No. 60 (1994-08-23)Oko (1994-08-05)Molniya-1T (1993-12-22)Oko (1993-08-10)Molniya-3 No. 58 (1993-08-04)Molniya-1T No. 81 (1993-05-26)Molniya-3 No. 57 (1993-04-21)Oko (1993-01-26)Molniya-1T No. 78 (1993-01-13)Molniya-3 No. 56 (1992-12-02)Oko (1992-11-25)Oko (1992-10-21)Molniya-3 No. 50 (1992-10-14)Molniya-1T No. 72 (1992-08-06)Molniya-1T No. 75 (1992-03-04)Molniya-3 No. 48 (1991-09-17)Molniya-1T No. 76 (1991-08-01)Molniya-1T No. 74 (1991-06-18)Molniya-3 No. 55 (1991-03-22)Molniya-1T No. 73? (1991-02-15)Molniya-1T No. 70 (1990-11-23)Molniya-3 No. 54 (1990-09-20)Molniya-1T No. 68 (1990-08-10)Oko (1990-07-25)Oko (1990-06-21)Molniya-3 No. 47 (1990-06-13)Oko (1990-04-28)Molniya-1 No. 71 (1990-04-26)Oko (1990-03-27)Molniya-3 No. 53 (1990-01-23)Molniya-3 No. 46 (1989-11-28)Oko (1989-11-23)Molniya-1 No. 69 (1989-09-27)Molniya-3 No. 45 (1989-06-08)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 84 (1989-02-15)Oko (1989-02-14)Molniya-1 No. 63 (1988-12-28)Molniya-3 No. 52 (1988-12-22)Oko (1988-10-25)Oko (1988-10-03)Molniya-3 No. 51 (1988-09-29)Molniya-1 No. 66 (1988-08-12)Molniya-3 No. 49 (1988-05-26)Molniya-1 No. 64 (1988-03-17)Molniya-1 No. 65 (1988-03-11)Oko (1988-02-26)Oko (1987-12-21)Oko (1987-06-12)Molniya-3 No. 42 (1987-01-22)Molniya-1 No. 62 (1986-12-26)Oko (1986-12-12)Oko (1986-11-20)Molniya-1 No. 60 (1986-11-15)Molniya-3 No. 41 (1986-10-20)Oko (1986-10-03)Molniya-1 No. 57 (1986-09-05)Molniya-1 No. 59 (1986-07-30)Oko (1986-07-05)Molniya-3 No. 44 (1986-06-19)Molniya-3 No. 43 (1986-04-18)Oko (1986-02-01)Molniya-3 No. 40 (1985-12-24)Molniya-1 No. 56 (1985-10-28)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 73 (1985-10-23)Oko (1985-10-22)Molniya-3 No. 38 (1985-10-03)Oko (1985-09-30)Oko (1985-09-24)Molniya-1 No. 61 (1985-08-22)Oko (1985-08-12)Molniya-3 No. 37 (1985-07-17)Oko (1985-06-18)Molniya-3 No. 39 (1985-05-29)SO-M No. 510 (1985-04-26)Molniya-3 No. 36 (1985-01-16)Molniya-1 No. 55 (1984-12-14)Oko (1984-10-04)Oko (1984-09-07)Molniya-1 No. 54 (1984-08-24)Molniya-1 No. 53 (1984-08-10)Oko (1984-07-03)Oko (1984-04-04)Molniya-1 No. 51 (1984-03-16)Oko (1984-03-06)Molniya-3 No. 35 (1983-12-21)Molniya-1 No. 48 (1983-11-23)Molniya-3 No. 32 (1983-08-30)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 66 (1983-07-19)Oko (1983-07-08)SO-M No. 509 (1983-07-01)Molniya-1 11F658T No. 68 (1983-04-02)Molniya-1 (1983-03-16)Molniya-3 No. 34 (1983-03-11)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 60 (1982-12-08)Molniya-3 No. 33 (1982-08-27)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 62 (1982-07-21)Oko (1982-06-25)Molniya-1 (1982-05-28)Oko (1982-05-20)Oko (1982-04-07)Molniya-3 No. 29 (1982-03-24)Oko (1982-03-03)Molniya-1 (1982-02-26)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 55 (1981-12-23)Molniya-1 (1981-11-17)Oko (1981-10-31)Molniya-3 No. 31 (1981-10-17)Molniya-3 No. 28 (1981-09-11)Oko (1981-08-04)Molniya-1 (1981-06-24)Molniya-3 No. 30 (1981-06-09)Oko (1981-03-31)Molniya-3 No. 24 (1981-03-24)Oko (1981-02-19)Molniya-1 (1981-01-30)Molniya-3 No. 25 (1981-01-09)SO-M No. 508 (1980-12-25)Oko (1980-11-27)Molniya-1 (1980-11-16)Oko (1980-10-24)Molniya-3 No. 27 (1980-07-18)Oko (1980-07-02)Molniya-1 (1980-06-21)Oko (1980-06-14)Molniya-3 No. 26 (1980-04-18)Molniya-1 (1980-01-11)Molniya-1 (1979-10-20)Oko (1979-08-28)Molniya-1 (1979-07-31)Oko (1979-06-27)Molniya-3 No. 21 (1979-06-05)Molniya-1 (1979-04-12)Molniya-3 No. 23 (1979-01-18)SO-M No. 507 (1978-10-30)Molniya-3 No. 22 (1978-10-13)Oko (1978-09-06)Molniya-1 (1978-08-22)Molniya-1 (1978-07-14)Molniya-1 (1978-06-02)Molniya-1 (1978-03-02)Molniya-3 No. 20 (1978-01-24)Molniya-3 No. 18 (1977-10-28)SO-M No. 506 (1977-09-22)Molniya-1 (1977-08-30)Oko (1977-07-20)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 45 (1977-06-24)Oko (1977-06-16)Molniya-3 No. 19 (1977-04-28)Molniya-1 (1977-03-24)Molniya-2 (1977-02-11)Molniya-3 No. 17 (1976-12-28)Molniya-2 (1976-12-02)SO-M No. 505 (1976-11-25)Molniya-2 (1976-09-01)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 43 (1976-07-23)Molniya-2 (1976-07-01)Molniya-3 No. 16 (1976-05-12)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 42 (1976-03-19)Molniya-1 (1976-03-11)Molniya-1 11F658 No. 40 (1976-01-22)Molniya-3 No. 15 (1975-12-27)SO-M No. 504 (1975-12-22)Molniya-2 (1975-12-17)Molniya-3 No. 13 (1975-11-14)Molniya-2 (1975-09-09)Molniya-1 (1975-09-02)Molniya-2 (1975-07-08)Molniya-1 No. 24 (1975-06-05)Molniya-1 (1975-04-29)Molniya-3 No. 12 (1975-04-14)Molniya-2 (1975-02-06)Molniya-2 (1974-12-21)Molniya-3 No. 11 (1974-11-21)Molniya-1 No. 26 (1974-10-24)Molniya-2 (1974-07-23)Molniya-2 (1974-04-26)Molniya-1 (1974-04-20)Molniya-2 (1973-12-25)Molniya-1 (1973-11-30)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 32 (1973-11-14)Molniya-2 (1973-10-19)Molniya-1 (1973-08-30)Molniya-2 (1973-07-11)Molniya-2 (1973-04-05)SO-M No. 502 (1973-02-15)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 31 (1973-02-03)Molniya-2 (1972-12-12)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 28 (1972-12-02)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 26 (1972-10-14)Molniya-2 (1972-09-30)SO-M No. 503 (1972-06-29)Molniya-2 (1972-05-19)SO No. 501 (1972-04-14)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 27 (1972-04-04)4V-1 No. 671 (1972-03-31)4V-1 No. 670 (1972-03-27)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 25 (1971-12-19)Molniya-2 (1971-11-24)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 20 (1971-07-28)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 22 (1970-12-25)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 23 (1970-11-27)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 19 (1970-09-29)4V-1 No. 631 (1970-08-22)4V-1 No. 630 (1970-08-17)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 21 (1970-06-26)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 17 (1970-02-19)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 18 (1969-07-22)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 16 (1969-04-11)4V-1 No. 331 (1969-01-10)4V-1 No. 330 (1969-01-05)Molniya-1Yu 11F67 No. 15 (1968-12-16)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 14 (1968-10-05)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 13 (1968-07-05)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 10 (1968-04-21)E-6LS No. 113 (1968-04-07)E-6LS No. 112 (1968-02-07)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 12 (1967-10-22)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 9 (1967-10-03)Molniya-1Yu 11F67 No. 11 (1967-08-31)4V-1 No. 311 (1967-06-17)4V-1 No. 310 (1967-06-12)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 8 (1967-05-24)E-6LS No. 111 (1967-05-16)E-6M No. 205 (1966-12-21)E-6LF No. 102 (1966-10-22)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 7 (1966-10-20)E-6LF No. 101 (1966-08-24)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 6 (1966-04-25)E-6S No. 206 ISL (1966-03-31)Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 (1966-03-27)E-6S No. 204 ISL (1966-03-01)E-6M No. 202 (13) (1966-01-31)E-6 No. 12 (1965-12-03)3MV-4 No. 6 (1965-11-23)3MV-3 No. 1 (1965-11-16)3MV-4 No. 4 (1965-11-12)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 4 (1965-10-14)E-6 No. 11 (1965-10-04)3MV-4 No. 3 (1965-07-18)E-6 No. 7 (1965-06-08)E-6 No. 10 (1965-05-09)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 3 (1965-04-23)E-6 No. 8 (1965-04-10)E-6 No. 9 (1965-03-12)3MV-4A No. 2 (1964-11-30)Molniya-1 11F67 No. 1 (1964-08-22)Molniya-1 11F67 No 2 (1964-06-04)E-6 No. 5 (1964-04-20)3MV-1 No. 4 (1964-04-02)3MV-1 No. 3 (1964-03-27)E-6 No. 6 (1964-03-21)3MV-1 No. 2 (1964-02-19)3MV-1 No. 1 (1963-11-11)E-6 No. 4 (1963-04-02)E-6 No. 3 (1963-02-03)E-6 No. 2 (1963-01-04)2MV-3 No. 1 (1962-11-04)2MV-4 No. 2 (1962-11-01)2MV-4 No. 1 (1962-10-24)2MV-2 No. 1 (1962-09-12)2MV-1 No. 2 (1962-09-01)2MV-1 No. 1 (1962-08-25)1VA No. 2 (1961-02-12)1VA No. 1 (1961-02-04)1M No. 2 (1960-10-14)1M No. 1 (1960-10-10)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.