MOLNIYA 1-86
1993-05-26
Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-86 - Molniya-1
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 1-86 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-1 |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Orbit launches |
1993-05-26 |
| 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 | 498 km |
| Apogee | 13452 km |
Additional information MOLNIYA 1-86
MOLNIYA 1-86, also known as Molniya-1, is a communication satellite launched by VKS on May 26, 1993, from the PLMSC launch site using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle at LC43/4. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length and 1.4 meters in diameter, with a span of 8.6 meters and a dry mass of 1,620 kilograms. It is configured as KAUR-2 and operates on a Molniya-1T bus manufactured by NPOPM. The satellites power system consists of six deployable solar arrays and batteries, while its propulsion is provided by the KDU-414A (S5.114) motor. MOLNIYA 1-86 has an expected lifetime of three years and was launched with a mass of 1,670 kilograms. Its shape includes a cylindrical body plus six panels.
satellite MOLNIYA 1-86 Date of exalting 26.05.1993y.ISS
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