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Molniya Satellites
Molniya ("lightning") was a military communications satellite system used by the Soviet Union. The satellites used highly eccentric elliptical orbits of +63.4 degrees inclination and orbital period of about 12 hours (called Molniya orbits), which allowed them to be visible to polar regions for long periods. Details
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| Name | NORAD ID | Int'l Code | Launch date | Period
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| MOLNIYA 1-80 | 21118 | 1991-012A | February 15, 1991 | 718.2 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-81 | 21426 | 1991-043A | June 18, 1991 | 717.8 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-86 | 22671 | 1993-035A | May 26, 1993 | 263.7 | Track it | Passes |
| MOLNIYA 1-87 | 22949 | 1993-079A | December 22, 1993 | 718.7 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-88 | 23420 | 1994-081A | December 14, 1994 | 488.7 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-90 | 24960 | 1997-054A | September 24, 1997 | 703.7 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-91 | 25485 | 1998-054A | September 28, 1998 | 717.8 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 1-92 | 27707 | 2003-011A | April 2, 2003 | 98.9 | Track it | Passes |
| MOLNIYA 1-93 | 28163 | 2004-005A | February 18, 2004 | 717.7 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-40 | 21196 | 1991-022A | March 22, 1991 | 715.7 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-41 | 21706 | 1991-065A | September 17, 1991 | 704.6 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-42 | 22178 | 1992-067A | October 14, 1992 | 653.9 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-45 | 22729 | 1993-049A | August 4, 1993 | 714.5 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-47 | 23642 | 1995-042A | August 9, 1995 | 717.8 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-50 | 25847 | 1999-036A | July 8, 1999 | 717.8 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-51 | 26867 | 2001-030A | July 20, 2001 | 717.5 | Track it |
| MOLNIYA 3-53 | 27834 | 2003-029A | June 19, 2003 | 631.2 | Track it |
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