MOLNIYA 3-40

21196
Spacetrack Directory Number
1991-03-22
Orbit launches
25459.8 km
Average height
12409.57 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 3-40 - Molniya-3

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 3-40
Alternative name Molniya-3
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1991-03-22 (35 years ago)
Days in orbit 13017
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 1752 km
Apogee 38187 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 64.72°
Laps per day 2
Height MOLNIYA 3-40 25459.8 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 3-40

MOLNIYA 3-40 (also known as Molniya-3) is a communication satellite manufactured by NPOPM and launched on March 22, 1991, from PLMSC LC43/3 using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 3.6 meters in length, 1.6 meters in diameter, and an 8.1 meter span. The satellite weighs 1750 kg at launch with a dry mass of 1700 kg. Equipped with six deployable solar arrays (providing 1000 W) and batteries for power supply, it is designed to operate in space for approximately three years. Its mission is dedicated to communication purposes and it uses KDU-414A (S5.114) or 11D414NS motors for propulsion. The satellites shape is described as cylindrical with six panels and has a radar cross-section of 13.4176 m?. It belongs to the UNKSR/MSVYAZ organization and carries the payload Molniya-3 No. 55.

satellite MOLNIYA 3-40 Date of exalting 22.03.1991y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 3-40 hundred 25459.8 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 3-40 is 12409.57 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 3-40 satellite 64.71°.

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Update time: 2026-11-09 18:50:11
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 3-40 is: 25459.8km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 3-40 is: 12409.57km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 3-40 is: 64.71°
MOLNIYA 3-40 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1991-03-22
MOLNIYA 3-40 is from 13017 days Days in orbit.