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MOLNIYA 1-90, 24960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MOLNIYA 1-90, 24960 is a payload satellite owned by VKS RVSN (CIS) 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

Country

CIS

Related business

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 (29 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, 4.3 m

Radar Cross Section

15.107 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 MOLNIYA 1-90
1 24960U 97054A   26096.54188262  .00000063  00000-0  42265-2 0  9995
2 24960  64.3946 217.8183 5902201 281.5715  21.0985  3.18688730252270

Epoch: 2026-04-06T13:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T13:00:18.658Z)

Latitude

0.0001°

Longitude

-172.11362°

Altitude

4,995.044 km

Speed

7.048 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 31m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

16:04:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

24,638.44 km

Perigee altitude

1,614.448 km

Semi-major axis

19,504.581 km

Eccentricity

0.59022

Inclination

64.3946°

RAAN

217.8183°

Arg. of periapsis

281.5715°

True anomaly

78.45298°

Mean anomaly

21.0985°

Eccentric anomaly

45.01856°

Mean motion

0.79678 °/min

Orbital period

451.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0042265

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

SL-6 PLAT, 24962 (Decayed)

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

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

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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.
372 mins	2026-04-08 10:11:52.632Z	218.705° SW	2026-04-08 11:00:52.632Z	302.701° NW	44.153°	2026-04-08 16:23:52.632Z	106.005° ESE
271 mins	2026-04-08 19:20:52.632Z	328.477° NNW	2026-04-08 22:02:52.632Z	309.784° NW	29.618°	2026-04-08 23:51:52.632Z	260.075° W
72 mins	2026-04-09 08:45:52.632Z	191.417° SSW	2026-04-09 09:25:52.632Z	99.08° ESE	44.773°	2026-04-09 09:57:52.632Z	32.438° NE

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MOLNIYA 1-90, 24960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T13:00:18.658Z)

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MOLNIYA 1-90 Visibility forecast

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