NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1974-103A
Cosmos 699 was a Soviet naval reconnaisance satellite launched from the Baiknour cosmodrome aboard a Tsyklon 2 rocket. This naval forces monitoring spacecraft was used to determine the position of enemy naval forces through detection and triangulation of their electromagnetic emissions (radio, radar, etc).
Launch Date: 1974-12-24
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 3000 kg
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