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Cosmos 1985

Cosmos 1985 was launched on December 23, 1988 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 4, 1992).

COSPAR 1988-113ANORAD 19720Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1985
Common name
Cosmos 1985
Payload designation
Kol'tso No. 1L
Other names
17F115 No. 450-19-201:RA
International designator
1988-113A
NORAD catalog number
19720
GCAT identifier
S19720
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/198

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Koltso
Owner
UNKS
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Kol'tso

Launch

Date
December 23, 1988 · 07:20 UTC
Launch record
1988-113Success
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC32/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
522 km
Apogee
528 km
Inclination
73.56°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 4, 1992
Last known active
February 1990
End of operations
February 1990

Size

Mass
1,450 kg
Dry mass
1,450 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,630 kg
Length
3.3 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
33.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753554 (CC0).