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Cosmos 1691

Cosmos 1691 was launched on October 9, 1985 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-094BNORAD 16139Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1695
Common name
Cosmos 1691
Payload designation
Strela-3 GVM
International designator
1985-094B
NORAD catalog number
16139
GCAT identifier
S16139
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/140

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Strela-3
Owner
GUKOS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Applied Mechanics
Platform (bus)
Strela-3

Launch

Date
October 9, 1985 · 21:35 UTC
Launch record
1985-094Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,412 km
Apogee
1,414 km
Inclination
82.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1986
End of operations
1988

Size

Mass
225 kg
Dry mass
225 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753401 (CC0).