MOLNIYA 1-91

25485
Spacetrack Directory Number
1998-09-28
Orbit launches


Satellite information MOLNIYA 1-91 - Molniya-1T

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 1-91
Alternative name Molniya-1T
Group MOLNIYA
Orbit launches 1998-09-28
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 762 km
Apogee 34082 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 1-91

MOLNIYA 1-91 (also known as Molniya-1T) is a communication satellite launched on September 28, 1998, from the Plesetsk launch site using the Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It was manufactured by NPOPMR and has dimensions of 4.4 meters in length, 1.4 meters in diameter, and a span of 8.6 meters with its solar arrays deployed. The satellites dry mass is 1620 kilograms, and it weighed 1670 kilograms at launch. Its primary mission was communication, powered by six deployable solar arrays and batteries. MOLNIYA 1-91 has a cylindrical shape with six panels and an RCS of 15.4313. The satellites lifetime was estimated to be three years.

satellite MOLNIYA 1-91 Date of exalting 28.09.1998y.


Update time: 2026-06-09 12:11:01
MOLNIYA 1-91 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1998-09-28