Key statistics
Satellite MOLNIYA 3-24 at a glance.
Uptime
14650
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.6
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
62.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MOLNIYA 3-24.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MOLNIYA 3-24
International designator: 1985-040A
Object number (NORAD): 15738
Object ID (CCSDS): 15738
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 563.224 minutes
Inclination: 62.401 deg
SMA: 22591.629 km
Apoapsis: 31707.338 km
Periapsis: 719.651 km
RAAN: 221.2233 deg
Eccentricy: 0.6858223
Argument of periapsis: 253.7676 deg
Mean anomaly: 25.9302 deg
Mean motion: 2.55670975 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000023 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011811 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 3:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MOLNIYA 3-24
TLE line 1: 1 15738U 85040A 25188.14872059 .00000230 00000-0 11811-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 15738 62.4010 221.2233 6858223 253.7676 25.9302 2.55670975332391
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MOLNIYA 3-24.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit
MOLNIYA 3-24 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | Molniya-3 39L’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on May 29, 1985, 7:40 a.m. from 43/4 (43R).
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 39L
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 29, 1985, 7:40 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 43/4 (43R)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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