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Cosmos 985

Cosmos 985 was launched on January 17, 1978 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1978-007ANORAD 10599Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-985
Common name
Cosmos 985
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 12]:JP
International designator
1978-007A
NORAD catalog number
10599
GCAT identifier
S10599
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/008

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
January 17, 1978 · 03:26 UTC
Launch record
1978-007Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
938 km
Apogee
1,018 km
Inclination
82.94°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 31, 1979
End of operations
May 31, 1979

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12754094 (CC0).