Spacecraft information: MOLNIYA 3-13

Launch Details
Launched 17 July 1980
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Molniya
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 11896
COSPAR ID 1980-063A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 63.807°
Eccentricity 0.72502
RA ascending node 20.558 hr
Argument perigee 277.582°
Mean anomaly 12.833°
Orbital period 717.632 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Feb 2026, 19:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 930.3 km
Mean Altitude 20180.8 km
Peak Altitude 39431.4 km

Launched alongside

SL-6 R/B(1) SL-6 PLAT SL-6 R/B(2) SL-6 DEB SL-6 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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