MOLNIYA 1-90

24960
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-09-24
Orbit launches
16490.46 km
Average height
14771.11 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-90 - Molniya-1T

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-90
Alternative name Molniya-1T
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1997-09-24 (28 years ago)
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

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-90

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°.

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Update time: 2026-09-11 20:00:22
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 1-90 is: 16490.46km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 1-90 is: 14771.11km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 1-90 is: 64.4°
MOLNIYA 1-90 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-09-24
MOLNIYA 1-90 is from 10580 days Days in orbit.