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Plesetsk LC43 |
 | | The solid motor of the second capsule did not fire as programmed and the capsule did not deorbit at the expected time. |
| | The Molniya-3 military communications satellite and Block ML upper stage were inserted into an initial 214 x 617 km x 62.8 deg parking orbit at 1143 GMT. |
| | At apogee over the South Pacific, the BOZ ullage motor fired and separated, then the ML main engine ignited and put the Molniya-3 satellite into its 615 x 40659 km x 62.8 deg operational orbit with apogee over the northern hemisphere. |
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