MOLNIYA 1-87

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Spacetrack Directory Number
1993-12-22
Orbit launches
25993.88 km
Average height
12232.14 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-87 - Molniya-1T

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-87
Alternative name Molniya-1T
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1993-12-22 (32 years ago)
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

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-87

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°.

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Update time: 2026-09-16 19:50:21
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-87 is: 25993.88km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-87 is: 12232.14km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 1-87 is: 64.85°
MOLNIYA 1-87 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1993-12-22
MOLNIYA 1-87 is from 11957 days Days in orbit.