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Cosmos 1714

Cosmos 1714 was launched on December 28, 1985 aboard a Zenit-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Feb 27, 1986).

COSPAR 1985-121ANORAD 16434Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1714
Common name
Cosmos 1714
Payload designation
Tselina-2 No. 3L
Other names
11F644 No. 450-76-103:RA
International designator
1985-121A
NORAD catalog number
16434
GCAT identifier
S16434
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/142

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-2
Owner
TsNII-108
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-2

Launch

Date
December 28, 1985 · 09:16 UTC
Launch record
1985-121Success
Rocket
Zenit-2
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC45/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
160 km
Apogee
699 km
Inclination
70.98°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
February 27, 1986
Last known active
January 1986
End of operations
January 1986

Size

Mass
3,250 kg
Dry mass
3,250 kg
Total mass with attached objects
14.6 t
Length
4.5 m
Diameter
1.40 m
Span
22.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753412 (CC0).