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MOLNIYA 3-47, 23642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MOLNIYA 3-47, 23642 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Aug 1995 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

23642, 1995-042A

Orbit

HEO

Country

CIS

Related business

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

MOLNIYA-3, Unknown motor

Mass

1,750 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1995-08-09 (31 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 6 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

14.563 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 MOLNIYA 3-47
1 23642U 95042A   26158.61372355  .00000251  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 23642  64.8727 269.6767 6699683 269.4941  19.7352  2.01924817226324

Epoch: 2026-06-07T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-07T14:43:45.714Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

152.68135°

Altitude

8,298.455 km

Speed

6.265 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 58m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

12:34:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,775.707 km

Perigee altitude

2,347.878 km

Semi-major axis

26,439.93 km

Eccentricity

0.66997

Inclination

64.8727°

RAAN

269.6767°

Arg. of periapsis

269.4941°

True anomaly

90.72085°

Mean anomaly

19.7352°

Eccentric anomaly

48.4728°

Mean motion

0.50484 °/min

Orbital period

713.1 mins

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 1995 (1995-08-09 UTC)

SL-6 R/B(2), 23645

SL-6 PLAT, 23644 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(1), 23643 (Decayed)

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MOLNIYA 3-47 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.
432 mins	2026-06-13 02:52:47.858Z	52.34° ENE	2026-06-13 05:55:47.858Z	31.143° NE	22.735°	2026-06-13 10:04:47.858Z	40.701° NE
553 mins	2026-06-13 14:14:47.858Z	293.593° NW	2026-06-13 20:14:47.858Z	322.71° NNW	29.714°	2026-06-13 23:27:47.858Z	277.707° WNW

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MOLNIYA 3-47, 23642

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-07T14:43:45.714Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 1995 (1995-08-09 UTC)

MOLNIYA 3-47 Visibility forecast

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