Rocket file · LV-106
Molniya-M 2BL
Russian Space Forces · R-7 · RETIRED
Molniya-M 2BL is an expendable 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 nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight4 October 1965
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights272
Successful259
Failed13
Success rate95.2%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant2BL
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Molniya-M is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Molniya-M 2BL flown?
- 272 times, with 259 successes and 13 failures.
- What is Molniya-M 2BL's success rate?
- 95.2%. That's 259 successful flights out of 272 attempts.
- How much can Molniya-M 2BL lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Molniya-M 2BL.
- Is Molniya-M 2BL reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Molniya-M 2BL as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.