MOLNIYA 1-71

18946
Spacetrack Directory Number
1988-03-11
Orbit launches
27134.52 km
Average height
11896.4 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-71 - Molniya-1

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-71
Alternative name Molniya-1
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1988-03-11 (38 years ago)
Days in orbit 14073
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 1986 km
Apogee 38369 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 62.02°
Laps per day 2
Height MOLNIYA 1-71 27134.52 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-71

MOLNIYA 1-71 (also known as Molniya-1) is a communication satellite with an OBJECT_ID of 1988-017A, launched on March 11, 1988, from the Tyuratam Space Center LC1 launch pad using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length and 1.4 meters in diameter with a span of 8.6 meters. It was manufactured by NPOPM and has a configuration known as KAUR-2, featuring 6 deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its dry mass is recorded at 1620 kg while its launch mass is 1650 kg. The satellites mission purpose is communication, and it carries the Molniya-1T No. 80L payload. It operates in a Molniya orbit with an expected lifetime of 3 years.

satellite MOLNIYA 1-71 Date of exalting 11.03.1988y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-71 hundred 27134.52 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-71 is 11896.4 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 1-71 satellite 62.03°.

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Update time: 2026-09-20 19:50:19
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-71 is: 27134.52km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-71 is: 11896.4km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 1-71 is: 62.03°
MOLNIYA 1-71 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1988-03-11
MOLNIYA 1-71 is from 14073 days Days in orbit.