2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. Cosmos 1677
// signals intelligence · 1985

Cosmos 1677

Cosmos 1677 was launched on August 23, 1985 aboard a Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-075ANORAD 15986Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1677
Common name
Cosmos 1677
Payload designation
US-A No. 342 ROCh
International designator
1985-075A
NORAD catalog number
15986
GCAT identifier
S15986
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/138

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
US-A
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
TsNII Kometa
Platform (bus)
Buk reactor

Launch

Date
August 23, 1985 · 22:33 UTC
Launch record
1985-075Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC90

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
249 km
Apogee
263 km
Inclination
65.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 23, 1985
End of operations
Oct 23, 1985

Size

Mass
1,154 kg
Dry mass
1,154 kg
Total mass with attached objects
4,300 kg
Length
5.8 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
5.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13217350 (CC0).