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Cosmos 1660

Cosmos 1660 was launched on June 14, 1985 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-047ANORAD 15821Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1660
Common name
Cosmos 1660
Payload designation
Musson No. 17L
Other names
Geo-IK No. 17L:P,11F666 No. 794-54-2-17:RA
International designator
1985-047A
NORAD catalog number
15821
GCAT identifier
S15821
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/131

Mission

Mission type
Geodesy
Use
Defense
Program
Musson
Owner
NPO PM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F666

Launch

Date
June 14, 1985 · 10:36 UTC
Launch record
1985-047Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,483 km
Apogee
1,524 km
Inclination
73.62°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 1986
End of operations
October 1986

Size

Mass
1,556 kg
Dry mass
1,556 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
17.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13566681 (CC0).