Retired· Strategic Rocket Forces

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.

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Launches

since Oct 1960

Success rate

50%

20 of 40 successful

In a row

successful launches

Launches per Year

Full year2026 so far

Specifications

Height: 43.44 m
Diameter: 3 m
Liftoff mass: 305 t
Liftoff thrust: 813 kN
To low Earth orbit: 1,900 kg
Stages: 4
First flight: October 10, 1960
Manufacturer: Strategic Rocket Forces

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