Molniya-1T - Norad ID: 24960
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MOLNIYA 1-90 |
| Alternative name | Molniya-1T |
| Group | MOLNIYA |
| Follow MOLNIYA 1-90 | MOLNIYA 1-90 Tracker |
| Group follow MOLNIYA | Tracker MOLNIYA |
| Pass predictions MOLNIYA 1-90 | Pass predictions MOLNIYA 1-90 |
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| Days in orbit | 10580 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 789 km |
| Apogee | 25466 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 64.4° |
| Laps per day | 3 |
| Height MOLNIYA 1-90 | 16490.46 km |
MOLNIYA 1-90, also known as Molniya-1T, is a communication satellite with the OBJECT_ID 1997-054A and NORAD_CAT_ID 24960. It was launched on September 24, 1997, from the PLMSC site at LC43/3 using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. The satellite is configured as a KAUR-2 bus with dimensions of 4.4 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and has a span of 8.6 meters. It has a dry mass of 1,620 kg and was manufactured by NPOPMR for VKSR (Russian Space Forces). The satellites primary purpose is communication, equipped with six deployable solar arrays and batteries as its power source. Its shape consists of a cylinder plus six panels and it has an RCS (Reaction Control System) of 12.6191. The MOLNIYA 1-90 was designed for a three-year operational lifetime in space.
satellite MOLNIYA 1-90 Date of exalting 24.09.1997y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-90 hundred 16490.46 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-90 is 14771.11 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 1-90 satellite 64.4°.