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Entry no.
1985-0341

COSMOS 1683

COSMOS 1683 (NORAD 16056) landed on 5 October 1985, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16056
International designator
1985-083A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Sep 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
5 Oct 1985UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 4 Oct 1985
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Oblik
Programme
Oblik

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 5 Oct 1985

1 entry
1985-0340COSMOS 1613 DEB

From the same launch

1985-083
1985-0338SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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