Key statistics
Satellite MOLNIYA 3-8 at a glance.
Uptime
17579
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
63.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MOLNIYA 3-8.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MOLNIYA 3-8
International designator: 1977-105A
Object number (NORAD): 10455
Object ID (CCSDS): 10455
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 718.562 minutes
Inclination: 63.6978 deg
SMA: 26574.792 km
Apoapsis: 38159.041 km
Periapsis: 2234.272 km
RAAN: 195.358 deg
Eccentricy: 0.67591817
Argument of periapsis: 278.417 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.9362 deg
Mean motion: 2.00400113 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000321 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MOLNIYA 3-8
TLE line 1: 1 10455U 77105A 25347.63267805 .00000321 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 10455 63.6978 195.3580 6759182 278.4170 15.9362 2.00400113352720
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MOLNIYA 3-8.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
MOLNIYA 3-8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. from 43/3 (43L).
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 18L
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 28, 1977, 1:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/3 (43L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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