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Cosmos 1680

Cosmos 1680 was launched on September 4, 1985 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-079ANORAD 16011Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1680
Common name
Cosmos 1680
Payload designation
Strela-2M No. [47?]
International designator
1985-079A
NORAD catalog number
16011
GCAT identifier
S16011
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/138

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-2M
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-2M

Launch

Date
September 4, 1985 · 07:05 UTC
Launch record
1985-079Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
783 km
Apogee
807 km
Inclination
74.06°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1987
End of operations
1987

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907465 (CC0).