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Cosmos 1683

NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1985-083A

Description

Cosmos 1683 was a Soviet military cartographic photo-surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11 rocket. It conducted an investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. Typical orbital profile: inclination 70 degrees with altitude of 350-420 km. Designed duration: 15 days. Transmission frequencies observed in West: 19.989 FSK; 39.978 FSK; 232.0 PPM-AM.

Alternate Names

  • 16056
  • Cosmos1683

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1985-09-19
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 6300 kg

Funding Agency

  • Unknown (U.S.S.R)

Discipline

  • Military or Reconnaissance

Additional Information

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