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Kosmos 686
Soviet satellite (launched 1974). Kosmos 686 was launched on September 26, 1974 aboard a Kosmos 11K63 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 1, 1975).
COSPAR 1974-074ANORAD 7447Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-686
- Common name
- Kosmos 686
- Payload designation
- DS-P1-Yu No. 72L
- International designator
- 1974-074A
- NORAD catalog number
- 7447
- GCAT identifier
- S07447
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.301
Mission
- Mission type
- Calibration
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DS-P1-Yu A
- Owner
- PVO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- DS-P1
Launch
- Date
- September 26, 1974 · 16:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 1974-074Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K63
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC133/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 266 km
- Apogee
- 461 km
- Inclination
- 70.99°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 1, 1975
- Last known active
- May 1, 1975
- End of operations
- May 1, 1975
Size
- Mass
- 200 kg
- Dry mass
- 200 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 1.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q53613 (CC0).