MOLNIYA 1-88
1994-12-14
Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-88 - Molniya-1T
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 1-88 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-1T |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Orbit launches |
1994-12-14 |
| 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 | 1203 km |
| Apogee | 23813 km |
Additional information MOLNIYA 1-88
MOLNIYA 1-88, also known as Molniya-1T, is a communication satellite operated by VKS and launched on December 14, 1994, from the PLMSC launch site using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length and 1.4 meters in diameter with a span of 8.6 meters. The satellites dry mass is 1620 kg, and it was launched with a total mass of 1670 kg. It features six deployable solar arrays for power generation and has an RCS (Reaction Control System) area of 16.2814 square meters. Its shape consists of a cylinder plus six panels, and its purpose is to facilitate communication missions. The satellite was manufactured by NPOPMR and uses the KDU-414A (S5.114) motor for propulsion. MOLNIYA 1-88 has a mission lifetime of three years.
satellite MOLNIYA 1-88 Date of exalting 14.12.1994y.ISS
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