MOLNIYA 1-53

13070
Spacetrack Directory Number
1982-02-26
Orbit launches
26894.44 km
Average height
11971.64 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-53 - Molniya-1

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-53
Alternative name Molniya-1
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1982-02-26 (44 years ago)
Days in orbit 16282
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 582 km
Apogee 39725 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 63.93°
Laps per day 2
Height MOLNIYA 1-53 26894.44 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-53

MOLNIYA 1-53, also known as Molniya-1, is a communication satellite launched on February 26, 1982, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC41/1. The satellite was manufactured by NPOPM and operated for approximately two years under the ownership of GUKOS. It has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and an 8.6-meter span. The spacecraft had a launch mass of 1650 kg and a dry mass of 1620 kg. MOLNIYA 1-53 was powered by six deployable solar arrays and batteries, and its shape is described as cylindrical with six panels. It used the KDU-414A (S5.114) motor for propulsion. The satellites primary purpose was communication in orbit.

satellite MOLNIYA 1-53 Date of exalting 26.02.1982y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-53 hundred 26894.44 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-53 is 11971.64 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 1-53 satellite 63.87°.

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Update time: 2026-09-24 19:40:20
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-53 is: 26894.44km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-53 is: 11971.64km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 1-53 is: 63.87°
MOLNIYA 1-53 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1982-02-26
MOLNIYA 1-53 is from 16282 days Days in orbit.