Kosmos 1701

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1701 was launched on November 9, 1985 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 11, 2001).

COSPAR 1985-105ANORAD 16235Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1701
Common name: Kosmos 1701
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6032
Other names: 73D6 No. 523-05-113:RA
International designator: 1985-105A
NORAD catalog number: 16235
GCAT identifier: S16235
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/142

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 9, 1985 · 08:25 UTC
Launch record: 1985-105Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 692 km
Apogee: 39,674 km
Inclination: 63.12°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 11, 2001
Last known active: Dec 18, 1987
End of operations: Dec 18, 1987

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 Q3398090 (CC0).