Satellites

Payload

MOLNIYA 1-5

DecayedPayloadHEO

MOLNIYA 1-5 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on May 24, 1967 into HEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 24, 1967 at 10:50 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Molniya 8K78
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Molniya-1 5

Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
32,878 km
Periapsis
99 km
Inclination
64.67°
Orbital period
573.54 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
1,650 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-052A
NORAD catalog №
2822
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 26, 1971

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 26, 1971
Time in service
4.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed