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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 12, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 12, 1985 · 15:51 UTCLaunch 1985-113Launch no. 3,017 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 12, 1985, 15:51
Launch designation
1985-113
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1707
Vehicle flight ID
51042-302

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
667 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17071985-113ANORAD 16326Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 17, 2026

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