Re: Molniya 1-79 #20949

From: Kevin Fetter (kfetter@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Aug 26 2005 - 11:42:09 EDT

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    4.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d
    --- Thomas Dorman <drygulch_99@yahoo.com> wrote:
    
    > Hi.All
    > Does someone know the magnitude of Molniya 1-79
    > #20949? 
    
    The typical size and magnitude values for the Molniya satellites is
    
    4.0  2.0  0.0  5.5 d
    
    >Also do I understand right,that this is an old
    communcation satellite?
    
    That's correct, they are a communcation satellite. There orbits allow them to hang along time over
    the northern part of the world. Which is great for russia.
    
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