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Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Luch #1
Launched
October 25, 1985
Summary
Luch #1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 25, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,940th launch, 84th this year and humanity's 3,010th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1700, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,679 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 1.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,940th launch84th this yearhumanity's 3,010th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1700 · NORAD 16199 · 1985-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1700
- Object ID
- 1985-102A
- Epoch
- 1985-10-25 10:32:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00401153 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018702
- Inclination
- 1.4633°
- Ascending node
- 281.5909°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.7794°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.1611°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 4 components; 3 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1700 · NORAD 16199 · in orbit
Proton-K 332-02 Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 1985
Blok DM-2 No. 9L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37th launch from 200/40, 3rd this year · 760th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Luch #1 launch?
Luch #1 launched on October 25, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Luch #1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Luch #1?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Luch #1 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Luch #1 reach?
Kosmos-1700, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 35,679 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Luch #1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).