Status
Success
Cosmos 1985
Launch Time
Fri Dec 23, 1988 07:20 UTC
Fri Dec 23, 1988 07:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1985
Cosmos 1985 is a satellite of the Koltso constellation. The Koltso satellites were an enlarged version of the Taifun-2 radar calibration satellites.
Kosltso was a third-generation system with a more accurate pointing system and a larger amount of up to 36 Romb subsatellites. It was designed to test elements of the Moscow air defence system.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 32/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1988
118th orbital launch attempt
Tsyklon-3
73rd mission
10th mission of 1988
70th successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission