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Molniya-1S [ISS Reshetnev]
Molniya-1S was the first operating geostationary communications satellite of the Soviet Union.
After the Kosmos 637 dummy satellite was put into geostationary orbit, the Soviet Union launched a modified Molniya-1 satellite into GSO. This experimental satellite was built by NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki and was based on the operational Molniya-1 series.
Launch vehicle was the Proton-K Blok-DM instead of the Molniya-M Blok-ML, which was used for the high elliptical orbit version.
This satellite was the only Molniya satellite to be put into geostationary orbit.
| Nation: | USSR |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki (NPO PM) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | KAUR-2 |
| Propulsion: | KDU-414A (S5.114) |
| Power: | 6 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molniya-1S 1 (Molniya-1S 38L) | 1974-060A | 29.07.1974 | Ba LC-81/24 | Proton-K Blok-DM |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR
Further Molniya missions:
- Molniya-1 (11F67, OKB-1 version) [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-1 (11F67, NPO-PM version) [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-1K (11F658) [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-1S (11F658) [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-1T (11F658T) [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-1Yu [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-2 [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-3 [KAUR-2]
- Molniya-3K [KAUR-2]
