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    MOLNIYA 3-42
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 13 October 1992 | 
| 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 | 22178 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1992-067A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 64.534° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.68883 | 
| RA ascending node | 5.064 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 249.490° | 
| Mean anomaly | 28.278° | 
| Orbital period | 653.262 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 04:20 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 1389.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 18568.3 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35747.3 km | 
Orbital History
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