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Molniya-M 2BL

Retired

Russian Space Forces

Key figures

Total launches
272
Successes
259
Failures
13
Success rate
95.2 %
Success streak
4
Maiden flight
Oct 4, 1965
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
4h 18min
Planned launches
0
R-7 family total
632 launches · 584 successes · 48 failures (5 variants)

🧐 Data check

Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:

  • ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Molniya-M 2BL” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the R-7 family totals 632 launches across 5 variants.

Technology

Launches per year

of which in our database: 272

1969: 4 Successes419691970: 6 Successes1970: 1 Failures71971: 3 Successes31972: 10 Successes1972: 1 Failures1119721973: 10 Successes101974: 7 Successes71975: 12 Successes1219751976: 9 Successes1976: 2 Failures111977: 10 Successes101978: 9 Successes919781979: 7 Successes71980: 10 Successes1980: 2 Failures121981: 14 Successes1419811982: 10 Successes1982: 1 Failures111983: 11 Successes111984: 11 Successes1119841985: 16 Successes161986: 13 Successes1986: 1 Failures141987: 4 Successes419871988: 11 Successes111989: 6 Successes61990: 8 Successes1990: 1 Failures919901991: 5 Successes51992: 3 Successes31993: 8 Successes819931994: 3 Successes31995: 4 Successes41996: 3 Successes319961997: 3 Successes31998: 3 Successes31999: 2 Successes219992001: 2 Successes22002: 2 Successes22003: 2 Successes220032004: 1 Successes12005: 1 Failures12006: 1 Successes120062007: 1 Successes12008: 1 Successes12010: 1 Successes12010
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Oct 4, 1965🚀 Maiden flightLuna-7View launch →
  2. Aug 22, 1970💥 FailureVenera-8aView launch →
  3. Mar 31, 1972💥 FailureVenera-9aView launch →
  4. Jul 1, 1976💥 FailureMolniya-2View launch →
  5. Sep 1, 1976💥 FailureMolniya-2View launch →
  6. Feb 12, 1980💥 FailureUS-K 13View launch →
  7. Apr 18, 1980💥 FailureMolniya-3 26LView launch →
  8. Dec 8, 1982💥 FailureMolniya-1K 60LView launch →
  9. Oct 3, 1986💥 FailureUS-K 49View launch →
  10. Jun 21, 1990💥 FailureUS-K 64View launch →
  11. Jun 21, 2005💥 FailureMolniya-3KView launch →

Sources