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Foton 1
Foton 1 was launched on April 16, 1985 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Apr 29, 1985).
COSPAR 1985-029ANORAD 15645Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1645
- Common name
- Foton 1
- Payload designation
- Foton No. 1L
- Other names
- 34KS No. Shch15000-01:RA
- International designator
- 1985-029A
- NORAD catalog number
- 15645
- GCAT identifier
- S15645
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/131
Mission
- Mission type
- Microgravity
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Foton
- Owner
- TsSKB
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Foton
Launch
- Date
- April 16, 1985 · 17:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-029Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC41/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 214 km
- Apogee
- 388 km
- Inclination
- 62.83°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- April 29, 1985
- Last known active
- Apr 29, 1985
- End of operations
- Apr 29, 1985
Size
- Mass
- 1,788 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,788 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 5,698 kg
- Length
- 6.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.40 m
- Span
- 6.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907456 (CC0).