📊 Analysis
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Molniya 8K78M-PVB
RetiredProgress Rocket Space Center
A Russian orbital launch vehicle. Version of Molniya 8k78M with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the avionics compartment.
Key figures
Total launches
8
Successes
8
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
8
Maiden flight
Apr 28, 1990
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
6d 13h
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 8K78M-PVB” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the R-7 family totals 632 launches across 5 variants.
Technology
Stages
3
Launches per year
of which in our database: 8
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia