Molniya

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What Wikipedia says

The Molniya (Russian: Молния, meaning "lightning", GRAU: 8K78, Sheldon: A-2-e, DoD: SL-6) was a modification of the well-known R-7 Semyorka rocket and had four stages. The rocket was given the name Molniya due to the large number of Molniya communication satellites the rockets launched.

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