MOLNIYA 3-13
1980-07-18
Satellite information MOLNIYA 3-13 - Molniya-3
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 3-13 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-3 |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Orbit launches |
1980-07-18 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 1378 km |
| Apogee | 38985 km |
Additional information MOLNIYA 3-13
MOLNIYA 3-13, also known as Molniya-3, is a communication satellite launched on July 18, 1980, from the PLMSC LC43/3 launch pad using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It was manufactured by NPOPM and operated under the ownership of NPOPM/MSVYAZ. The satellite has dimensions of 3.6 meters in length, 1.6 meters in diameter, and a span of 8.1 meters. Its dry mass is 1700 kg with an initial launch mass of 1750 kg. Equipped with six deployable solar arrays producing up to 1000 W along with batteries for power storage, the satellites mission was communication and it utilized a KDU-414A or 11D414NS motor. The shape is described as cylindrical with six panels and has an RCS of 16.7306. MOLNIYA 3-13 had a projected lifetime of three years.
satellite MOLNIYA 3-13 Date of exalting 18.07.1980y.
