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MOLNIYA 1-85

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 22309

MOLNIYA 1-85 is a Russia (CIS / former USSR) payload satellite, launched on January 13, 1993 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
January 13, 1993 at 01:49 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Progress Rocket Space Center
Mission
Molniya-1T 85

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
617 km
Periapsis
66 km
Inclination
61.96°
Orbital period
91.36 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Launch mass
1,650 kg
Dimensions
Ø1.4 × 4.4 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-002A
NORAD catalog №
22309
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Radar cross-section
18.8271 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 15, 2005

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 15, 2005
Time in service
12.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed