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Entry no.
1989-1010
MOLNIYA 3-9
MOLNIYA 3-9 (NORAD 10605) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 1989, after 11 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10605
International designator
1978-009A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
24 Jan 1978Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1989UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Apr 1990
Time in orbit
11 years, 10 months4,333 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,750 kg
Operator
NPO PM / MSvyaz
Built by
NPO PM
Bus
Molniya-3
Programme
Molniya-3
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
11 years, 10 monthsMOLNIYA 3-9’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Dec 1989
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1978-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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