Status
Success
Cosmos 1709
Launch Time
Thu Dec 19, 1985 08:46 UTC
Thu Dec 19, 1985 08:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1709
It is a satellite of the Parouss constellation. These are military positioning satellites, used to give the position of Soviet and Russian submarines and ships. They have an accuracy of 100 meters, and are still operational today.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 580.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1985
120th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
351st mission
13th mission of 1985
327th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission