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    MOLNIYA 3-27
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 23 December 1985 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Category | Molniya | 
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia | 
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) | 
| NORAD ID | 16393 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1985-117A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 62.212° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.71368 | 
| RA ascending node | 17.333 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 249.452° | 
| Mean anomaly | 25.358° | 
| Orbital period | 677.941 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 28 Oct 2025, 00:40 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 948.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 19192.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 37436.7 km | 
Orbital History
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