Kosmos 1686

Fourth and final TKS spacecraft. Kosmos 1686 was launched on September 27, 1985 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Oct 2, 1985).

COSPAR 1985-086ANORAD 16095Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1686
Common name: Kosmos 1686
Payload designation: TKS-M No. 165-01
International designator: 1985-086A
NORAD catalog number: 16095
GCAT identifier: S16095
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/138

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Defense
Program: TKS
Owner: ZIKh
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus): 77KS

Launch

Date: September 27, 1985 · 08:41 UTC
Launch record: 1985-086Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 338 km
Apogee: 375 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: October 2, 1985
Last known active: December 1989
End of operations: December 1989

Size

Mass: 19.0 t
Dry mass: 18.0 t
Length: 9.7 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 9.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1785038 (CC0).