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MOLNIYA 1-52, 13012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MOLNIYA 1-52, 13012 is a payload satellite owned by GUKOS (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 23 Dec 1981 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

13012, 1981-123A

Orbit

Molniya

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MOLNIYA-1, Unknown motor

Mass

1,650 kg wet, 1,620 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1981-12-23 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 MOLNIYA 1-52
1 13012U 81123A   26170.68841424 -.00001183  00000-0  20788-3 0  9997
2 13012  61.6717  67.0211 7450304 276.7318  11.5125  2.00459227325940

Epoch: 2026-06-19T16:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T16:31:18.990Z)

Latitude

-0.00026°

Longitude

-88.66194°

Altitude

4,536.448 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 28m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:08:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

39,985.012 km

Perigee altitude

396.068 km

Semi-major axis

26,568.677 km

Eccentricity

0.74503

Inclination

61.6717°

RAAN

67.0211°

Arg. of periapsis

276.7318°

True anomaly

83.20855°

Mean anomaly

11.5125°

Eccentric anomaly

37.49696°

Mean motion

0.50117 °/min

Orbital period

718.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00020788

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Other satellites on launch #123 in the year 1981 (1981-12-23 UTC)

SL-6 R/B(1), 13013 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 13016

SL-6 DEB, 48265

SL-6 PLAT, 13014 (Decayed)

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MOLNIYA 1-52 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.
665 mins	2026-06-22 16:21:12.214Z	157.04° SSE	2026-06-23 01:56:12.214Z	77.251° E	42.89°	2026-06-23 03:26:12.214Z	139.482° SSE

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MOLNIYA 1-52, 13012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T16:31:18.990Z)

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Other satellites on launch #123 in the year 1981 (1981-12-23 UTC)

MOLNIYA 1-52 Visibility forecast

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