Beskrivning : Molniya 1/10 was a first-generation Russian communications satellite (COMSAT) orbited to test and perfect a system of radio communications and television broadcasting using earth satellites as active transponders and to experiment with the system in practical use. These pictures from Molniya 1/10 were used in conjunction with cloudcover pictures taken by the lower orbiting satellites of the `Meteor` weather satellite system to obtain a comprehensive and detailed view of global weather systems. The satellite probably ceased transmitting in February 1970. However, as of May, 1972, it remained in orbit.

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MOLNIYA-1 · YEAR 1968 · MOLNIYA-M BLOK ML