What the Molniya-2 is made of
0 documented parts, from recovered wreckage. Each part gives its marking, maker and country where known, and links the record it comes from. The system itself: Molniya-2.
Sources
- Open Source Munitions Portal — search its munition identification records
Reported parts
- Airframe — Two aluminium tubes for the fuselage, plywood centre section and wings; camera in the nose, electronics and batteries inside source
- Motor, flight controller, camera — Electric motor, flight controller, camera and most electronics carry markings of Chinese makers including FATJAY, SpeedyBee, Caddx, Huayi Microelectronics and Trex Technologies source
- Flight-controller microcontroller — STMicroelectronics microcontrollers inside the Chinese flight controllers source
- Motor control board — Converters by Vishay (USA) and capacitors by Rubycon (Japan) source
- Propulsion (Molniya-2) — Two wing-mounted motors, redesigned fuselage, longer range and reinforced warhead compared with the original source
- Mesh modem — Mesh-network equipment from China's Shenzhen Xingkai Technology, one of 11 unsanctioned Chinese suppliers identified by the Center for Defense Strategies source
- Onboard computers (Molniya-2R) — Raspberry Pi 5 microcomputer and a Chinese Mini PC F8 sold under the Russian Raskat label (LLC Novyi IT Proekt) source
- Reconnaissance camera (Molniya-2R) — Chinese SIYI ZR10 with 10x optical zoom and three-axis stabilisation, in addition to the forward FPV camera source
- Satellite datalink (Molniya-2R) — Starlink terminal carrying video from both cameras, telemetry and control commands source
Part records and photos: HUR War & Sanctions, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence database of foreign components found in Russian weapons, and the other sources named on each part. A marking, date code or country is given as the source records it.