How many times has Molniya-M 2BL flown?

Molniya-M 2BL has flown 272 orbital missions, with 259 successes and 13 failures.

What is Molniya-M 2BL's success rate?

Molniya-M 2BL has a success rate of 95.2%, from 259 successful flights out of 272 attempts.

When is the next Molniya-M 2BL launch?

Molniya-M 2BL has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Molniya-M 2BL lift to orbit?

Russian Space Forces has not published payload figures for Molniya-M 2BL.

Is Molniya-M 2BL reusable?

No. Molniya-M 2BL is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-106

Molniya-M 2BL

Russian Space Forces · R-7 · RETIRED

Molniya-M 2BL is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Russian Space Forces. It first flew on 4 October 1965. It has flown 272 times with 259 successes, a success rate of 95.2%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

HeightNOT PUBLISHED

DiameterNOT PUBLISHED

Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED

Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED

Maiden flight4 October 1965

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights272

Successful259

Failed13

Success rate95.2%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant2BL

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No Molniya-M flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Molniya-M 2BL flown?: Molniya-M 2BL has flown 272 orbital missions, with 259 successes and 13 failures.
What is Molniya-M 2BL's success rate?: Molniya-M 2BL has a success rate of 95.2%, from 259 successful flights out of 272 attempts.
When is the next Molniya-M 2BL launch?: Molniya-M 2BL has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Molniya-M 2BL lift to orbit?: Russian Space Forces has not published payload figures for Molniya-M 2BL.
Is Molniya-M 2BL reusable?: No. Molniya-M 2BL is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.