MOLNIYA SATELLITES

Molniya ("lightning") was a military communications satellite system used by the Soviet Union. The satellites used highly eccentric elliptical orbits of +63.4 degrees inclination and orbital period of about 12 hours (called Molniya orbits), which allowed them to be visible to polar regions for long periods. Details

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Name	NORAD ID	Int'l Code	Launch date	Period [minutes]
MOLNIYA 1-S	7392	1974-060A	July 29, 1974	1435.8
MOLNIYA 1-56	13890	1983-019A	March 16, 1983	720.1
MOLNIYA 1-32	8601	1976-006A	January 22, 1976	719.8
MOLNIYA 1-63	15429	1984-124A	December 14, 1984	718.8
MOLNIYA 3-20	13875	1983-015A	March 11, 1983	718.5
MOLNIYA 1-36	9880	1977-021A	March 24, 1977	718.4
MOLNIYA 1-52	13012	1981-123A	December 23, 1981	718.2
MOLNIYA 1-53	13070	1982-015A	February 26, 1982	718
MOLNIYA 1-75	19807	1989-014A	February 15, 1989	717.9
MOLNIYA 3-31	17328	1987-008A	January 22, 1987	717.8
MOLNIYA 1-81	21426	1991-043A	June 18, 1991	717.8
MOLNIYA 3-50	25847	1999-036A	July 8, 1999	717.8
MOLNIYA 1-29	7780	1975-036A	April 29, 1975	717.7
MOLNIYA 3-13	11896	1980-063A	July 18, 1980	717.7
MOLNIYA 3-8	10455	1977-105A	October 28, 1977	717.5
MOLNIYA 1-40	10925	1978-055A	June 2, 1978	717.5
MOLNIYA 1-69	17078	1986-089A	November 15, 1986	716.8
MOLNIYA 1-71	18946	1988-017A	March 11, 1988	716.5
MOLNIYA 2-10	7376	1974-056A	July 23, 1974	716.1
MOLNIYA 3-47	23642	1995-042A	August 9, 1995	713.1
MOLNIYA 2-14	8195	1975-081A	September 9, 1975	712.6
MOLNIYA 1-87	22949	1993-079A	December 22, 1993	709.8
MOLNIYA 3-40	21196	1991-022A	March 22, 1991	709.3
MOLNIYA 3-41	21706	1991-065A	September 17, 1991	704.2
MOLNIYA 1-80	21118	1991-012A	February 15, 1991	701.6
MOLNIYA 3-27	16393	1985-117A	December 24, 1985	677.9
MOLNIYA 3-42	22178	1992-067A	October 14, 1992	653.3
MOLNIYA 1-62	15214	1984-089A	August 24, 1984	627.1
MOLNIYA 1-91	25485	1998-054A	September 28, 1998	609
MOLNIYA 2-9	7276	1974-026A	April 26, 1974	587.5
MOLNIYA 3-24	15738	1985-040A	May 29, 1985	563.2
MOLNIYA 1-90	24960	1997-054A	September 24, 1997	451.8
MOLNIYA 1-88	23420	1994-081A	December 14, 1994	430.5
MOLNIYA 3-10	11057	1978-095A	October 13, 1978	351.3
MOLNIYA 1-86	22671	1993-035A	May 26, 1993	254.6