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    MOLNIYA 1-40
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 1 June 1978 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Category | 
                                                            
                                    Molniya                                
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| 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 | 63.960° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.68798 | 
| RA ascending node | 16.397 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 276.587° | 
| Mean anomaly | 15.597° | 
| Orbital period | 718.181 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 31 Oct 2025, 20:57 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1917.9 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 20194.4 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 38470.8 km | 
Orbital History
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