MOLNIYA 1-56

13890
Spacetrack Directory Number
1983-03-16
Orbit launches
26706.67 km
Average height
12137.67 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-56 - Molniya-1

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-56
Alternative name Molniya-1
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1983-03-16 (43 years ago)
Days in orbit 15899
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 957 km
Apogee 39529 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 62.56°
Laps per day 2
Height MOLNIYA 1-56 26706.67 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-56

MOLNIYA 1-56, also known as Molniya-1, is a communication satellite launched by GUKOS on March 16, 1983, from the PLMSC launch site using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It was manufactured by NPOPM and designed with a configuration known as KAUR-2, measuring 4.4 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and having a span of 8.6 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 1620 kilograms and a launch mass of 1650 kilograms. Its power supply consists of six deployable solar arrays and batteries, while its propulsion system includes the KDU-414A (S5.114) motor. MOLNIYA 1-56 was intended to operate for about two years and features a shape described as Cyl + 6 Pan with an RCS of 14.522. The satellites primary mission is communication, carrying the Molniya-1K No. 65L payload.

satellite MOLNIYA 1-56 Date of exalting 16.03.1983y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-56 hundred 26706.67 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-56 is 12137.67 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 1-56 satellite 62.56°.

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Update time: 2026-09-24
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-56 is: 26706.67km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-56 is: 12137.67km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 1-56 is: 62.56°
MOLNIYA 1-56 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1983-03-16
MOLNIYA 1-56 is from 15899 days Days in orbit.