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NORAD ID: 18946 • Int'l Des: 1988-017 • Owner: UNKS • Country: SU • operational
MEOELLIPTICALHEO_ELLIPTICALSEMI_SYNCMOLNIYA
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Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 18946U 88017A 26154.37243274 .00000962 00000-0 46959-2 0 9994
2 18946 62.0863 258.5483 7320255 267.9980 15.1489 2.00966130280088
Epoch: Jun 3, 2026 •
Age: 23 hours
Current Status
Altitude 2171.6 km
Velocity 8.85 km/s
Sub-Earth Point -31.11°S,
82.42°E
Launch Date Mar 11, 1988
Age 38.2 years
Type other
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 1650.00 kg
Dry Mass 1620.00 kg
Total Mass 1650.00 kg
Length 4.40 m
Diameter 1.40 m
Span 8.60 m
Shape Cyl + 6 Pan
Manufacturer NPOPM
Bus Type Molniya-1
Phase Status In Orbit
Owner/State UNKS/SU
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