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Entry no.
1985-0353
COSMOS 1679
COSMOS 1679 (NORAD 15999) landed on 18 October 1985, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
15999
International designator
1985-078A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Aug 1985Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
18 Oct 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month50 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthCOSMOS 1679’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Oct 1985
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1985-078
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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