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Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterMolniya-M 2BL
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
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MissionCommunications · Elliptical
Communications · Elliptical
What it put in orbit13 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1305 1981-088A | Payload | 579 × 13901 km · 62.8° | Globe |
| SL-6 R/B(1) 1981-088B | Rocket body | re-entered 1981-10-05 | |
| SL-6 PLAT 1981-088C | Debris | re-entered 1981-10-03 | |
| SL-6 DEB 1981-088D | Debris | re-entered 1982-01-13 | |
| SL-6 DEB 1981-088E | Debris | re-entered 1981-12-04 | |
| SL-6 R/B(2) 1981-088F | Rocket body | 657 × 13739 km · 62.9° | Globe |
| SL-6 DEB 1981-088G | Debris | 758 × 13653 km · 63.0° | Globe |
| SL-6 DEB 1981-088H | Debris | 845 × 13722 km · 63.0° | Globe |
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COSPAR ID 1981-088. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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