Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-2469 Mission | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Kosmos-2446 Mission | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Kosmos-2430 Mission | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Kosmos-2422 Mission |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya 8K78 | Not stated | 24 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78 E6 | Not stated | 3 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78 M | Not stated | 13 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M | Not stated | 42 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M 2BL |
| Jul 21, 2006 |
| Launch 2005-F01 | Molniya 8K78M | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Molniya-1T Mission | Molniya 8K78M ML | Feb 18, 2004 |
| Molniya-3 Mission | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Jun 19, 2003 |
| Molniya-1T Mission | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Apr 2, 2003 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
| Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Not stated | 85 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M M1M | Not stated | 3 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M ML | Not stated | 124 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M MVL | Not stated | 4 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M-PVB 2BL | Not stated | 6 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M-PVB ML | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M SOL | Not stated | 10 | Unknown |
| Molniya 8K78M VL | Not stated | 4 | Unknown |
| Polyot 11A59 | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Soyuz 11A511 | Not stated | 32 | Unknown |
| Soyuz 11A511L | Not stated | 3 | Unknown |
| Soyuz 11A511M | Not stated | 8 | Unknown |
| Sputnik 8A91 | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Sputnik 8K71PS | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Voskhod 11A57 | Not stated | 299 | Unknown |
| Vostok-2A 11A510 | Not stated | 2 | Unknown |
| Vostok 8A92 | Not stated | 44 | Unknown |
| Vostok 8A92M | Not stated | 93 | Unknown |
| Vostok 8K72 | Not stated | 6 | Unknown |
| Vostok 8K72 K | Not stated | 11 | Unknown |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Not stated | 8 | Unknown |