Status
Success
Cosmos 1688
Launch Time
Wed Oct 02, 1985 09:00 UTC
Wed Oct 02, 1985 09:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1688
It is a satellite of the Taïfoun constellation. These are satellites used to calibrate missile guidance stations on the ground. They are sent in two versions, Taïfoun-1 and Taïfoun-2. They are built by Yuzhnoye.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russia
Stats
1985
92nd orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
348th mission
10th mission of 1985
325th successful mission
51st consecutive successful mission