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    MOLNIYA 1-56
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 15 March 1983 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 13890 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1983-019A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 62.558° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.70431 | 
| RA ascending node | 13.497 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 273.651° | 
| Mean anomaly | 15.349° | 
| Orbital period | 719.691 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 23 Sep 2025, 03:44 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1495.1 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 20231.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 38968.1 km | 
Orbital History
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