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MOLNIYA 1-90, 24960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MOLNIYA 1-90, 24960 is a payload satellite in HEO that was launched on Wed, 24 Sep 1997 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

24960, 1997-054A

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Russian Space Forces (RU)

Manufacturer

NPO PM

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MOLNIYA-1T, Unknown motor

Mass

1,670 kg wet, ~1,620 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-09-24 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MOLNIYA 8K78M

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone + 6 Pan, 8.6 m

Radar Cross Section

15.107 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MOLNIYA 1-90
1 24960U 97054A   25156.22690597 -.00000092  00000-0  12033-2 0  9998
2 24960  64.3806 281.4418 6015410 286.5646  18.2943  3.18687744242544

Epoch: 2025-06-05T05:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T05:26:44.675Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-54.17678°

Altitude

4,250.221 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 45m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-63.78879°

Longitude

-158.73061°

Altitude

1,654.115 km

Speed

8.889 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 31m 16s

Apparent Declination

-62° 19' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:59:09

Azimuth

147.648° SSE

Elevation

-58.526°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

24,859.268 km

Perigee altitude

1,393.643 km

Semi-major axis

19,504.593 km

Eccentricity

0.60154

Inclination

64.3806°

RAAN

281.4418°

Arg. of periapsis

286.5646°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

18.2943°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.79678 °/min

Orbital period

451.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0012033

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1997 (1997-09-24 UTC)

SL-6 R/B(1), 24961 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 24962 (Decayed)

SL-6 R/B(2), 24963 (Decayed)

MOLNIYA 1-90 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.
158 mins	2025-06-05 22:39:38.921Z	337.129° NNW	2025-06-05 23:57:38.921Z	325.299° NNW	16.336°	2025-06-06 01:17:38.921Z	309.41° NW
86 mins	2025-06-06 04:55:38.921Z	47.4° ENE	2025-06-06 05:30:38.921Z	32.974° NE	12.627°	2025-06-06 06:21:38.921Z	22.132° NNE
377 mins	2025-06-06 11:40:38.921Z	240.779° WSW	2025-06-06 12:35:38.921Z	321.191° NNW	42.1°	2025-06-06 17:57:38.921Z	125.864° SE

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