Cosmos 1697

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:00:00

Tuesday October 22, 1985

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First successful flight of Zenit-2 rocket.

Cosmos 1697

Cosmos 1697 was a dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite to evaluate the Zenit-2 launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

3,250 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Zenit-2

Active 1985 to 2007

Yuzhmash logo

Manufacturer

Yuzhmash

Rocket

Height: 57m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 13,500 kg

GTO: 4,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,257 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.9m

Height: 13.65m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

18 days 2 hours

Stats

Zenit


3rd

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1985

Yuzhmash


1948th

Mission

79th

Mission of 1985

1985


100th

Orbital launch attempt