MOLNIYA 3-50

25847
Spacetrack Directory Number
1999-07-08
Orbit launches
26249.76 km
Average height
12173.85 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information MOLNIYA 3-50 - Molniya-3

Spacetrack Directory Name MOLNIYA 3-50
Alternative name Molniya-3
Group MOLNIYA
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Orbit launches 1999-07-08 (27 years ago)
Days in orbit 9921
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 484 km
Apogee 39875 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 63.53°
Laps per day 2
Height MOLNIYA 3-50 26249.76 km

Additional information MOLNIYA 3-50

The MOLNIYA 3-50 satellite, also known as Molniya-3, is a communication satellite manufactured by NPOPMR and owned by VKSR/GPKS. Launched on July 8, 1999, from the Plesetsk Missile State Testing Range (PLMSC) using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle, it entered stable orbit the following day. The satellite has dimensions of 3.6 meters in length and 1.6 meters in diameter, with an additional span of 8.1 meters for its deployable solar arrays, providing 1000 W of power along with batteries. It weighs approximately 1750 kg at launch and has a dry mass of 1700 kg. The satellite is equipped with a KDU-414A (S5.114) or 11D414NS motor, has a lifetime expectancy of three years, and its shape is described as cylindrical with six panels. The mission objective was to provide communication services, utilizing the KAUR-2 configuration typical for its class.

satellite MOLNIYA 3-50 Date of exalting 08.07.1999y. Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 3-50 hundred 26249.76 km. Average velocity MOLNIYA 3-50 is 12173.85 km/h. Inclination MOLNIYA 3-50 satellite 63.53°.

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Update time: 2026-09-04 20:00:28
Average height of ISS MOLNIYA 3-50 is: 26249.76km
Average velocity MOLNIYA 3-50 is: 12173.85km/h
Average orbit height MOLNIYA 3-50 is: 63.53°
MOLNIYA 3-50 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1999-07-08
MOLNIYA 3-50 is from 9921 days Days in orbit.