COSMOS 1669 (15918)

COSPAR: 1985-062A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1669

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 19, 1985

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

15918

International Designator

1985-062A

Decay Date

8/30/1985

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1669

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1669

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NPOE

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1669 (also known as Kosmos-1669) is a cargo spacecraft launched on July 19, 1985, from the Tyuratam Space Centre's Launch Pad LC1 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle by NPOE. The satellite has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 7.9 meters, and weighs approximately 4800 kilograms dry. Its primary mission is to carry cargo in space. Equipped with batteries for power supply, it features a unique shape described as Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan, with an RCS (Reaction Control System) capacity of 27.05. The Progress 7K-TG No. 126 payload was carried by this satellite, which also used the KTDU-80 motor for propulsion.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4800

Launch Mass

7250

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan

Radar Cross Section

27.05

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TG No. 126

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

NPOE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TG

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

KTDU-80

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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