Luch #1

Success Soviet Union, Proton K/DM-2

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Geostationary communications satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterProton K/DM-2
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 1700 1985-102A Payload 35758 × 35813 km · 9.5° Globe
SL-12 R/B(1) 1985-102B Rocket body re-entered 1985-10-28
SL-12 PLAT 1985-102C Debris re-entered 1985-10-26
SL-12 R/B(2) 1985-102D Rocket body 35609 × 35768 km · 9.2° Globe
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1985-102E Rocket body re-entered 1986-07-13
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1985-102F Rocket body re-entered 1986-05-20
COSMOS 1700 DEB 1985-102G Debris 35691 × 35864 km · 9.5° Globe

COSPAR ID 1985-102. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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