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Cosmos 1674

Cosmos 1674 was launched on August 8, 1985 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 30, 2025).

COSPAR 1985-069ANORAD 15944Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1674
Common name
Cosmos 1674
Payload designation
Ikar No. 47L
Other names
Tselina-D No. 47L:P,11F619 No. 450-32-347:RA
International designator
1985-069A
NORAD catalog number
15944
GCAT identifier
S15944
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/138

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-D
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-D

Launch

Date
August 8, 1985 · 11:49 UTC
Launch record
1985-069Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
630 km
Apogee
665 km
Inclination
82.53°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 30, 2025
Last known active
1987
End of operations
1987

Size

Mass
1,750 kg
Dry mass
1,750 kg
Length
3.2 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
13.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753393 (CC0).