MOLNIYA 1-80 (21118)

COSPAR: 1991-012A | Alt Name: Molniya-1

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 15, 1991

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC43/3

Launch Vehicle

Molniya 8K78M

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

21118

International Designator

1991-012A

Epoch

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Inclination

64.89°

Right Ascension

194.09°

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Argument of Perigee

255.72°

Period

701.59 min

Mean Motion

2.05 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

MOLNIYA 1-80

Alternative Name

Molniya-1

Type

Payload

Status

Unknown

Owner

UNKSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 21118U 91012A   26180.53568555 -.00000561  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998

2 21118  64.8916 194.0917 6330360 255.7229  30.5525  2.05247451261215

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Summary

The MOLNIYA 1-80 satellite, also known as Molniya-1, was launched on February 15, 1991, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC43/3 launch pad using a Molniya 8K78M launch vehicle. It belongs to the Molniya-1T series and has a configuration known as KAUR-2. With dimensions of 4.4 meters in length and 1.4 meters in diameter, it also features an 8.6-meter span due to its solar arrays. The satellite had a dry mass of 1620 kilograms and a launch mass of 1670 kilograms. Its purpose was for communication, and it was equipped with six deployable solar arrays and batteries for power. The spacecraft's shape is cylindrical with six panels, and it has an RCS value of 10. MOLNIYA 1-80 was manufactured by NPOPM (NPO Mashinostroyeniya) and operated for a lifetime of approximately three years. Its motor type is the KDU-414A (S5.114). The satellite's payload is identified as Molniya-1T No. 89L, and it was owned by UNKSR.

Physical Characteristics

Length

4.4

Diameter

1.4

Span

8.6

Dry Mass

1620

Launch Mass

1670

Shape

Cyl + 6 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Molniya-1T No. 89L

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

NPOPM

Life Expectancy

3 years

Bus

Molniya-1T

Configuration

KAUR-2

Motor

KDU-414A (S5.114)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

6 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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