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Entry no.
1985-0431
COSMOS 1705
COSMOS 1705 (NORAD 16296) landed on 17 December 1985, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16296
International designator
1985-111A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
3 Dec 1985Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
17 Dec 1985UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 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 allowedExact 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
14 daysAlso ended on 17 Dec 1985
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1985-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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