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Molniya-1 No.2

Spacecraft
Molniya-1 No.2, a 1,422 kg Molniya-1 satellite, was the first Soviet communications satellite to be launched. However, it failed to achieve orbit due to a malfunction of the rocket which was carrying it. Wikipedia
Launch date: June 4, 1964
Apogee altitude: 710 km
Launch mass: 1422 kg
Rocket: Molniya 8K78 s/n G15000-18