Kosmos 1698

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1698 was launched on October 22, 1985 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1985-098ANORAD 16183Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1698
Common name: Kosmos 1698
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6024
Other names: 73D6 No. 190-25-059:RA
International designator: 1985-098A
NORAD catalog number: 16183
GCAT identifier: S16183
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/140

Mission

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

Launch

Date: October 22, 1985 · 20:24 UTC
Launch record: 1985-098Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 651 km
Apogee: 39,714 km
Inclination: 62.91°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1986
End of operations: 1988

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 Q3398342 (CC0).