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    MOLNIYA 1-53
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 25 February 1982 | 
| 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 | 13070 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1982-015A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 63.257° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.70752 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.454 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 283.768° | 
| Mean anomaly | 12.258° | 
| Orbital period | 718.028 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 18:59 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1397.7 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 20190.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 38983.6 km | 
Orbital History
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