MOLNIYA 3-13, 11896
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MOLNIYA 3-13, 11896 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite that was launched on Fri, 18 Jul 1980 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
NPO PM
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
MOLNIYA-3, Unknown motor
Mass
1,750 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago
TLE from 3 days ago
0 MOLNIYA 3-13
1 11896U 80063A 26170.36028313 -.00000427 00000-0 -40674-4 0 9994
2 11896 63.8212 289.8718 7191371 277.1059 13.2954 2.00646106336441Epoch: 2026-06-19T08:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T08:38:48.462Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-107.49019°
Altitude
5,407.934 km
Speed
7.255 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 19m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:08:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
39,268.485 km
Perigee altitude
1,079.35 km
Semi-major axis
26,552.054 km
Eccentricity
0.71914
Inclination
63.8212°
RAAN
289.8718°
Arg. of periapsis
277.1059°
True anomaly
83.24194°
Mean anomaly
13.2954°
Eccentric anomaly
39.50913°
Mean motion
0.50164 °/min
Orbital period
717.64 mins
BSTAR
-0.000040674
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1980 (1980-07-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MOLNIYA 3-13 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 440 mins | 2026-06-22 12:06:23.583Z | 18.562° NNE | 2026-06-22 17:58:23.583Z | 89.802° E | 44.575° | 2026-06-22 19:26:23.583Z | 159.428° S |
| 228 mins | 2026-06-23 08:18:23.583Z | 184.754° SSW | 2026-06-23 09:11:23.583Z | 90.433° ESE | 44.61° | 2026-06-23 12:06:23.583Z | 18.591° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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