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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS-M
Launched
September 27, 1985
Summary
TKS-M launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 27, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,927th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 2,993rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1686, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 18th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,927th launch71st this yearhumanity's 2,993rd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1686 · NORAD 16095 · 1985-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1686
- Object ID
- 1985-086A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-27 08:30:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13913017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0097904
- Inclination
- 51.6032°
- Ascending node
- 146.0753°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.3461°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.8766°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components
- Kosmos-1686 · NORAD 16095 · docked October 2, 1985
Proton-K 331-01 Stage 3 · re-entered October 2, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Space station module
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30th launch from 200/39 (200L), 5th this year · 755th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS-M launch?
TKS-M launched on September 27, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TKS-M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS-M?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS-M launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did TKS-M reach?
Kosmos-1686, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did TKS-M launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).