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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 13, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 13, 1985 · 12:25 UTCLaunch 1985-106Launch no. 3,010 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 13, 1985, 12:25
Launch designation
1985-106
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1702
Vehicle flight ID
77011 -331

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
621 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17021985-106ANORAD 16247Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Nov 27, 1985

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.