MOLNIYA 1-40

Launch Details
Launched 1 June 1978
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Category Molniya
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 10925
COSPAR ID 1978-055A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 63.976°
Eccentricity 0.69169
RA ascending node 16.848 hr
Argument perigee 277.042°
Mean anomaly 15.175°
Orbital period 717.974 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Sep 2025, 00:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1817.8 km
Mean Altitude 20189.3 km
Peak Altitude 38560.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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