Molniya
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Molniya may refer to:
- The Molniya (satellite)Molniya (satellite)Molniya was a military communications satellite system used by the Soviet Union. The satellites were placed into highly eccentric elliptical orbits known as Molniya orbits, characterised by an inclination of +63.4 degrees and a period of around 12 hours...
, the Soviet military communications satellite. - Molniya orbitMolniya orbitMolniya orbit is a type of highly elliptical orbit with an inclination of 63.4 degrees, an argument of perigee of -90 degree and an orbital period of one half of a sidereal day...
, distinctive orbit associated with the satellite. - The Molniya (rocket)Molniya (rocket)Molniya 8K78 was a modification of the well-known R-7 Semyorka rocket and had four stages.This derivative of the original three stage Vostok rocket was especially designed to bring high flying satellites into orbit or to launch probes to other planets. The first launch of this rocket was on...
, a four stage variation of the Soyuz launch vehicle - The Molniya-MMolniya-MThe Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...
, a modernised derivative of the Molniya rocket. - OKB-4 Molniya, experimental design bureau responsible for the Molniya R-60 and Vympel R-73 air-to-air missiles
- NPO MolniyaNPO MolniyaNPO Molniya is a Russian scientific and production enterprise, founded on February 26, 1976 prior to and for the creation of Shuttle Buran. At present, NPO Molniya carrying works on the reusable launch systems.- External links :*...
, Soviet design bureau responsible for the Shuttle Buran programme - Molniya (explosive trap)Molniya (explosive trap)Certain buried or otherwise concealed containers used by the KGB to cache items such as shortwave radio receivers and cryptographic materials were booby-trapped with an explosive device known as Molniya . A sequence of specific actions had to be taken in the correct order to render the device safe...
, a KGB explosive device used to prevent cached materials from falling into enemy hands. - MolnijaMolnijaFor other meanings of the word, see MolniyaMolnija is a Russian watch and clockmaker based in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Molnija is the Russian word for lightning.- History :...
, Russian watch and clockmaker - Tarantul class corvetteTarantul class corvetteThe Project 1241.1 Molniya are a class of Soviet missile corvettes. They have the NATO reporting name Tarantul...