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Kosmos 1684

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1684 was launched on September 24, 1985 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-084ANORAD 16064Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1684
Common name
Kosmos 1684
Payload designation
Oko 73D6 No. 6033
Other names
73D6 No. 190-05-114:RA
International designator
1985-084A
NORAD catalog number
16064
GCAT identifier
S16064
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/138

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
Oko E
Owner
PVO
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus)
Oko

Launch

Date
September 24, 1985 · 01:18 UTC
Launch record
1985-084Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO/M
Perigee
613 km
Apogee
39,735 km
Inclination
62.96°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 2, 1989
End of operations
Feb 2, 1989

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 Q3399234 (CC0).