Molniya-1T - Norad ID: 22949
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 1-87 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-1T |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Follow MOLNIYA 1-87 | MOLNIYA 1-87 Tracker |
| Group follow MOLNIYA | Tracker MOLNIYA |
| Pass predictions MOLNIYA 1-87 | Pass predictions MOLNIYA 1-87 |
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| Days in orbit | 11957 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 2089 km |
| Apogee | 37876 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 64.84° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Height MOLNIYA 1-87 | 25993.88 km |
MOLNIYA 1-87, also known as Molniya-1T, is a communication satellite launched on December 22, 1993, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (LC43/3) using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It was manufactured by NPOPM and operated under VKS ownership. The satellite has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and an 8.6-meter span, with a dry mass of 1620 kilograms and a launch mass of 1670 kilograms. It is powered by six deployable solar arrays and batteries and features a cylindrical plus cone shape with six panels. The satellites mission was for communication purposes and had a lifetime of three years.
satellite MOLNIYA 1-87 Date of exalting 22.12.1993y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-87 hundred 25993.88 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-87 is 12232.14 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 1-87 satellite 64.85°.