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Kosmos 1661
Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1661 was launched on June 18, 1985 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1985-049ANORAD 15827Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1661
- Common name
- Kosmos 1661
- Payload designation
- Oko 63D6 No. 5012
- Other names
- 63D6 No. 523-25-058:RA
- International designator
- 1985-049A
- NORAD catalog number
- 15827
- GCAT identifier
- S15827
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/131
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Oko C
- Owner
- PVO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Oko
Launch
- Date
- June 18, 1985 · 00:40 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-049Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC16/2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO/M
- Perigee
- 666 km
- Apogee
- 39,696 km
- Inclination
- 62.96°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jan 9, 1990
- End of operations
- Jan 9, 1990
Size
- Mass
- 1,250 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,150 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3398195 (CC0).