Key statistics
Satellite MOLNIYA 1-S at a glance.
Uptime
18667
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
2.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MOLNIYA 1-S.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MOLNIYA 1-S
International designator: 1974-060A
Object number (NORAD): 7392
Object ID (CCSDS): 7392
Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.425 minutes
Inclination: 2.1005 deg
SMA: 42151.587 km
Apoapsis: 35813.566 km
Periapsis: 35733.338 km
RAAN: 260.6083 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00095166
Argument of periapsis: 266.878 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.3738 deg
Mean motion: 1.00318693 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000106 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 9:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MOLNIYA 1-S
TLE line 1: 1 07392U 74060A 25248.88833675 .00000106 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 07392 2.1005 260.6083 0009517 266.8780 187.3738 1.00318693131323
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MOLNIYA 1-S.
Associated space launch
First operational geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union
MOLNIYA 1-S was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Molniya-1S’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.
The launch took place on July 29, 1974, noon from 81/24 (81P).
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Proton-K/DM | Molniya-1S
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 29, 1974, noon UTC
Rocket: Proton-K/DM
Launch pad: 81/24 (81P)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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