Molniya-1 Satellite Bus
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
The Molniya-1 bus accounts for 82 cataloged objects, of which 13 are in orbit and 0 are active. 69 have reentered. Most are built by NPOPM. The largest operator on this bus is GUKOSR. The first launched in 1964, the most recent in 1990.
13
In orbit
0
Active
82
Total launched
69
Reentered
Molniya-1 launched per year
Still in orbit Since reentered Click a year to list its satellites.
Typical specifications
Most common values across cataloged Molniya-1 satellites.
| Manufacturer | NPOPM |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Communication |
| Launch mass | 1650 kg |
| Dry mass | 1620 kg |
| Length | 4.4 m |
| Diameter | 1.4 m |
| Span | 8.6 m |
| Shape | Cyl + 6 Pan |
| Power | 6 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Propulsion | KDU-414A (S5.114) |
| Design life | 3 years |
| Typical orbit | 717 min period, 64° inclination |
Top operators
GUKOSR 36 GUKOS 18 UNKS 11 TSUKOS 10 OKB10 5 NPOE 1
Top countries
SU 82
Molniya-1 satellites
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| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Owner | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLNIYA 1-77 Molniya-1 | 20583 | 1990-039A | UNKS | Apr 26, 1990 | 96 min, 62.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-76 Molniya-1 | 20255 | 1989-078A | UNKS | Sep 27, 1989 | 89 min, 63.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-75 Molniya-1 | 19807 | 1989-014A | UNKS | Feb 15, 1989 | 718 min, 63.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-74 Molniya-1 | 19730 | 1988-115A | UNKS | Dec 28, 1988 | 92 min, 63.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-73 Molniya-1 | 19377 | 1988-069A | UNKS | Aug 12, 1988 | 92 min, 62.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-72 Molniya-1 | 18980 | 1988-022A | UNKS | Mar 17, 1988 | 90 min, 61.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-71 Molniya-1 | 18946 | 1988-017A | UNKS | Mar 11, 1988 | 717 min, 62.1° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-70 Molniya-1 | 17264 | 1986-103A | UNKS | Dec 26, 1986 | 95 min, 62.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-69 Molniya-1 | 17078 | 1986-089A | UNKS | Nov 15, 1986 | 717 min, 63.5° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-68 Molniya-1 | 16934 | 1986-068A | UNKS | Sep 5, 1986 | 93 min, 61.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-67 Molniya-1 | 16885 | 1986-057A | UNKS | Jul 30, 1986 | 106 min, 62.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-66 Molniya-1 | 16220 | 1985-103A | GUKOS | Oct 28, 1985 | 89 min, 62.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-65 Molniya-1 | 16187 | 1985-099A | GUKOS | Oct 23, 1985 | 90 min, 61.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-64 Molniya-1 | 15977 | 1985-074A | GUKOS | Aug 22, 1985 | 94 min, 61.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-63 Molniya-1 | 15429 | 1984-124A | GUKOS | Dec 14, 1984 | 719 min, 63.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-62 Molniya-1 | 15214 | 1984-089A | NPOE | Aug 24, 1984 | 627 min, 63.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-61 Molniya-1 | 15182 | 1984-085A | GUKOS | Aug 10, 1984 | 91 min, 62.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-60 Molniya-1 | 14825 | 1984-029A | GUKOS | Mar 16, 1984 | 90 min, 63.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-59 Molniya-1 | 14516 | 1983-114A | GUKOS | Nov 23, 1983 | 90 min, 62.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-58 Molniya-1 | 14199 | 1983-073A | GUKOS | Jul 19, 1983 | 90 min, 63.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-57 Molniya-1 | 13964 | 1983-025A | GUKOS | Apr 2, 1983 | 91 min, 62.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-56 Molniya-1 | 13890 | 1983-019A | GUKOS | Mar 16, 1983 | 720 min, 62.6° | Inactive | ◉ |
| COSMOS 1423 Kosmos-1423 | 13685 | 1982-115A | GUKOS | Dec 8, 1982 | 707 min, 2.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-55 Molniya-1 | 13383 | 1982-074A | GUKOS | Jul 21, 1982 | 91 min, 63.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-54 Molniya-1 | 13237 | 1982-050A | GUKOS | May 29, 1982 | 94 min, 63.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-53 Molniya-1 | 13070 | 1982-015A | GUKOS | Feb 26, 1982 | 718 min, 63.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-52 Molniya-1 | 13012 | 1981-123A | GUKOS | Dec 23, 1981 | 719 min, 61.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-51 Molniya-1 | 12959 | 1981-113A | GUKOS | Nov 17, 1981 | 91 min, 63.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-50 Molniya-1 | 12556 | 1981-060A | GUKOS | Jun 24, 1981 | 94 min, 32.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-49 Molniya-1 | 12156 | 1981-009A | GUKOS | Jan 30, 1981 | 133 min, 61.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-48 Molniya-1 | 12066 | 1980-092A | GUKOSR | Nov 16, 1980 | 93 min, 62.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-47 Molniya-1 | 11856 | 1980-053A | GUKOSR | Jun 21, 1980 | 120 min, 27.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-46 Molniya-1 | 11662 | 1980-002A | GUKOSR | Jan 11, 1980 | 93 min, 63.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-45 Molniya-1 | 11589 | 1979-091A | GUKOSR | Oct 20, 1979 | 95 min, 61.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-44 Molniya-1 | 11474 | 1979-070A | GUKOSR | Jul 31, 1979 | 88 min, 61.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-43 Molniya-1 | 11328 | 1979-031A | GUKOSR | Apr 12, 1979 | 100 min, 63.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-42 Molniya-1 | 11007 | 1978-080A | GUKOSR | Aug 22, 1978 | 95 min, 62.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-41 Molniya-1 | 10984 | 1978-072A | GUKOSR | Jul 14, 1978 | 98 min, 61.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-40 Molniya-1 | 10925 | 1978-055A | GUKOSR | Jun 2, 1978 | 717 min, 64.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-39 Molniya-1 | 10696 | 1978-024A | GUKOSR | Mar 2, 1978 | 158 min, 61.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-38 Molniya-1 | 10315 | 1977-082A | GUKOSR | Aug 30, 1977 | 92 min, 62.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-37 Molniya-1 | 10092 | 1977-054A | GUKOSR | Jun 24, 1977 | 89 min, 62.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-36 Molniya-1 | 09880 | 1977-021A | GUKOSR | Mar 24, 1977 | 719 min, 63.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-35 Molniya-1 | 09049 | 1976-074A | GUKOSR | Jul 23, 1976 | 487 min, 63.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-34 Molniya-1 | 08762 | 1976-026A | GUKOSR | Mar 19, 1976 | 94 min, 63.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-33 Molniya-1 | 08741 | 1976-021A | GUKOSR | Mar 11, 1976 | 98 min, 62.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-32 Molniya-1 | 08601 | 1976-006A | GUKOSR | Jan 22, 1976 | 720 min, 63.7° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-31 Molniya-1 | 08187 | 1975-079A | GUKOSR | Sep 2, 1975 | 553 min, 63.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-30 Molniya-1 | 07903 | 1975-049A | GUKOSR | Jun 5, 1975 | 679 min, 63.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-29 Molniya-1 | 07780 | 1975-036A | GUKOSR | Apr 29, 1975 | 718 min, 64.1° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-28 Molniya-1 | 07480 | 1974-081A | GUKOSR | Oct 24, 1974 | 684 min, 63.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-S Molniya-1S | 07392 | 1974-060A | GUKOSR | Jul 29, 1974 | 1436 min, 1.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-27 Molniya-1 | 07260 | 1974-023A | GUKOSR | Apr 20, 1974 | 100 min, 63.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-26 Molniya-1 | 06958 | 1973-097A | GUKOSR | Nov 30, 1973 | 91 min, 63.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-25 Molniya-1 | 06932 | 1973-089A | GUKOSR | Nov 14, 1973 | 712 min, 64.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-24 Molniya-1 | 06805 | 1973-061A | GUKOSR | Aug 30, 1973 | 680 min, 64.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-23 Molniya-1 | 06356 | 1973-007A | GUKOSR | Feb 3, 1973 | 637 min, 64.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-22 Molniya-1 | 06294 | 1972-095A | GUKOSR | Dec 2, 1972 | 109 min, 65.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-21 Molniya-1 | 06231 | 1972-081A | GUKOSR | Oct 14, 1972 | 712 min, 64.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-20 Molniya-1 | 05927 | 1972-025A | GUKOSR | Apr 4, 1972 | 124 min, 65.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-19 Molniya-1 | 05712 | 1971-115A | GUKOSR | Dec 19, 1971 | 326 min, 64.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-18 Molniya-1 | 05367 | 1971-064A | GUKOSR | Jul 28, 1971 | 629 min, 64.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-17 Molniya-1 | 04829 | 1970-114A | GUKOSR | Dec 25, 1970 | 718 min, 65.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-16 Molniya-1 | 04779 | 1970-101A | GUKOSR | Nov 27, 1970 | 718 min, 65.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-15 Molniya-1 | 04569 | 1970-077A | GUKOSR | Sep 29, 1970 | 200 min, 64.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-14 Molniya-1 | 04430 | 1970-049A | GUKOSR | Jun 26, 1970 | 157 min, 64.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-13 Molniya-1 | 04336 | 1970-013A | TSUKOS | Feb 19, 1970 | 711 min, 65.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-12 Molniya-1 | 04043 | 1969-061A | TSUKOS | Jul 22, 1969 | 156 min, 65.1° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-11 Molniya-1 | 03885 | 1969-035A | TSUKOS | Apr 11, 1969 | 110 min, 64.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| COSMOS 260 Kosmos-260 | 03619 | 1968-115A | TSUKOS | Dec 16, 1968 | 707 min, 64.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-10 Molniya-1 | 03469 | 1968-085A | TSUKOS | Oct 5, 1968 | 160 min, 64.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-9 Molniya-1 | 03310 | 1968-057A | TSUKOS | Jul 5, 1968 | 100 min, 65.2° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-8 Molniya-1 | 03209 | 1968-035A | TSUKOS | Apr 21, 1968 | 127 min, 64.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-7 Molniya-1 | 03008 | 1967-101A | TSUKOS | Oct 22, 1967 | 90 min, 64.8° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-6 Molniya-1 | 02973 | 1967-095A | TSUKOS | Oct 3, 1967 | 95 min, 65.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| COSMOS 174 Kosmos-174 | 02925 | 1967-082A | TSUKOS | Aug 31, 1967 | 147 min, 65.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-5 Molniya-1 | 02822 | 1967-052A | OKB10 | May 24, 1967 | 574 min, 64.7° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-4 Molniya-1 | 02501 | 1966-092A | OKB10 | Oct 20, 1966 | 712 min, 65.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-3 Molniya-1 | 02151 | 1966-035A | OKB10 | Apr 25, 1966 | 134 min, 64.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-2 Molniya-1 | 01621 | 1965-080A | OKB10 | Oct 14, 1965 | 717 min, 64.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MOLNIYA 1-1 Molniya-1 | 01324 | 1965-030A | OKB10 | Apr 23, 1965 | 559 min, 64.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SL-6 R/B(2) Kosmos-41 | 00869 | 1964-049D | OKB1 | Aug 22, 1964 | 90 min, 63.9° | Reentered | ◉ |
Frequently asked questions
How many Molniya-1 satellites are there?
The catalog lists 82 objects built on the Molniya-1 bus. 13 are in orbit and 69 have reentered.
How many Molniya-1 satellites are in orbit?
13 Molniya-1 objects are currently in orbit, of which 0 carry an active status.
Who builds the Molniya-1 bus?
The Molniya-1 bus is most commonly built by NPOPM.
When did the first Molniya-1 satellite launch?
The first cataloged Molniya-1 satellite launched in 1964, and the most recent in 1990.