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MOLNIYA 1-91, 25485

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MOLNIYA 1-91, 25485 is a payload satellite owned by VKS RVSN (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Sep 1998 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

25485, 1998-054A

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)

1998-09-28 (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, 4.3 m

Radar Cross Section

15.107 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

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0 MOLNIYA 1-91
1 25485U 98054A   26089.56020668 -.00000084  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 25485  64.6516 296.5730 6697592 284.2181  14.4200  2.36441146211710

Epoch: 2026-03-30T13:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-30T13:26:41.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00077°

Longitude

-92.98559°

Altitude

4,919.839 km

Speed

7.336 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 46m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 03"

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

01:11:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,361.329 km

Perigee altitude

1,481.435 km

Semi-major axis

23,799.519 km

Eccentricity

0.66976

Inclination

64.6516°

RAAN

296.573°

Arg. of periapsis

284.2181°

True anomaly

75.64964°

Mean anomaly

14.42°

Eccentric anomaly

38.09655°

Mean motion

0.59114 °/min

Orbital period

608.99 mins

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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 1998 (1998-09-28 UTC)

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SL-6 R/B(2), 25488 (Decayed)

SL-6 PLAT, 25487 (Decayed)

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MOLNIYA 1-91 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.
303 mins	2026-04-04 19:19:17.433Z	25.44° NE	2026-04-04 22:41:17.433Z	82.99° E	42.57°	2026-04-05 00:22:17.433Z	147.482° SSE
135 mins	2026-04-05 04:21:17.433Z	341.046° N	2026-04-05 05:26:17.433Z	337.011° NNW	12.506°	2026-04-05 06:36:17.433Z	332.271° NNW
462 mins	2026-04-05 11:37:17.433Z	125.964° SE	2026-04-05 12:35:17.433Z	59.453° ENE	33.764°	2026-04-05 19:19:17.433Z	67.874° E

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MOLNIYA 1-91, 25485

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: 2026-03-30T13:26:41.857Z)

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MOLNIYA 1-91 Visibility forecast

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