Molniya (satellite)
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molniya-satellite-182-9812100
title:
Molniya (satellite)
text:
The Molniya series satellites were military and communications satellites launched by the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1991, and by the Russian Federation from 1991 to 2004. These satellites used highly eccentric elliptical orbits known as Molniya orbits, which have a long dwell time over high latitudes. They are suited for communications purposes in polar regions, in the same way that geostationary satellites are used for equatorial regions. There were 164 Molniya satellites launched, all in Molni
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Soviet military surveillance and communications satellites
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molniya_(satellite)
date created:
2004-04-24T19:40:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T11:14:48Z
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