MOLNIYA 3-41
1991-09-17
Satellite information MOLNIYA 3-41 - Molniya-3
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 3-41 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-3 |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Orbit launches |
1991-09-17 |
| 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) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 2233 km |
| Apogee | 37471 km |
Additional information MOLNIYA 3-41
MOLNIYA 3-41, also known as Molniya-3, is a communication satellite launched on September 17, 1991, from the Plesetsk Launch Site, LC43/4, using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.6 meters in length and 1.6 meters in diameter with a span of 8.1 meters. It had a dry mass of 1,700 kg and launched at a mass of 1,750 kg. The satellites configuration is KAUR-2, designed for communication purposes, manufactured by NPOPM (NPO Mashinostroyeniya), and operated with solar arrays providing up to 1,000 watts of power along with batteries. It has a mission lifetime of 3 years and was owned by UNKSR/MSVYAZ. The satellites shape is cylindrical with six panels, and its RCS (Reaction Control System) value is 14.8054.
satellite MOLNIYA 3-41 Date of exalting 17.09.1991y.ISS
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