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Molniya-1T (11F658T)

Molniya-1T [ISS Reshetnev]

The Molniya were Soviet communication satellites operating from an inclined highly elliptical earth orbit of 500 km × 40000 km with 12 hour period for coverage of high northern latitudes.

The Molniya satellites feature a unique configuration. The pressurized, three-axis stabilized KAUR-2 satellite bus features six non-articulated solar arrays and is operated in a sun-pointed mode. The antennas are mounted on two telescopic arms and are pointable. Each antenna features an optical tracking system which provides information to direct one of the two antennas to the Earth.

The KAUR-2 bus features the KDU-414A propellant system with the 5.114 engine.

Molniya-1T for the military telecommunications network Korund carries the Teta communications payload consisting of 5 transponders. It uses wave tubes more reliable than those of Molniya-1K's Beta, which increases the design life of the satellite from two to three years.

Several satellites, beginning with Molniya-1 3, carried an additional earth observation payload called Berkut consisting of two TV cameras, initially black and white, later also colour. This payload was used for meteorology and also for preparation of a early warning system.

Nation: USSR
Type / Application: Communication
Operator:
Contractors: NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM)
Equipment:
Configuration: KAUR-2
Propulsion: KDU-414A (S5.114)
Power: 6 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime: 3 years
Mass: 1600 kg
Orbit: 500 km × 40000 km, 62.8° (typical)
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Molniya-1T 57 (Molniya-1T 68L) 1983-025A 02.04.1983 Ba LC-1/5 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 60 (Molniya-1T 70L) 1984-029A 16.03.1984 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 61 (Molniya-1T 69L) 1984-085A 10.08.1984 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 63 (Molniya-1T 71L) 1984-124A 14.12.1984 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 64 (Molniya-1T 74L) 1985-074A 22.08.1985 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 65 (Molniya-1T 73L) 1985-099A 23.10.1985 Ba LC-1/5 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 66 (Molniya-1T 76L) 1985-103A 28.10.1985 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 67 (Molniya-1T 72L) 1986-057A 30.07.1986 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 68 (Molniya-1T 75L) 1986-068A 05.09.1986 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 69 (Molniya-1T 77L) 1986-089A 15.11.1986 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 70 (Molniya-1T 78L) 1986-103A 26.12.1986 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 71 (Molniya-1T 80L) 1988-017A 11.03.1988 Ba LC-1/5 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 72 (Molniya-1T 79L) 1988-022A 17.03.1988 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 73 (Molniya-1T 81L) 1988-069A 12.08.1988 Pl LC-41/1 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 74 (Molniya-1T 82L) 1988-115A 28.12.1988 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 75 (Molniya-1T 84L) 1989-014A 15.02.1989 Ba LC-1/5 ? Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 76 (Molniya-1T 83L) 1989-078A 27.09.1989 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 77 (Molniya-1T 86L) 1990-039A 26.04.1990 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 78 (Molniya-1T 85L) 1990-071A 10.08.1990 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 79 (Molniya-1T 88L) 1990-101A 23.11.1990 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 80 (Molniya-1T 89L) 1991-012A 15.02.1991 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 81 (Molniya-1T 87L) 1991-043A 18.06.1991 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 82 (Molniya-1T 90L) 1991-053A 01.08.1991 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 83 (Molniya-1T 91L) 1992-011A 04.03.1992 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 84 (Molniya-1T 93L) 1992-050A 06.08.1992 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 85 (Molniya-1T 92L) 1993-002A 13.01.1993 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 86 (Molniya-1T 94L) 1993-035A 26.05.1993 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 87 (Molniya-1T 95L) 1993-079A 22.12.1993 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 88 (Molniya-1T 97L) 1994-081A 14.12.1994 Pl LC-43/4 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 89 (Molniya-1T 96L) 1996-045A 14.08.1996 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 90 (Molniya-1T 98L) 1997-054A 24.09.1997 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 91 (Molniya-1T 99L) 1998-054A 28.09.1998 Pl LC-43/3 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 92 (Molniya-1T 101L) 2003-011A 02.04.2003 Pl LC-16/2 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
Molniya-1T 93 (Molniya-1T 100L) 2004-005A 18.02.2004 Pl LC-16/2 Molniya-M (Blok-ML)
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