Kosmos 1687
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title:
Kosmos 1687
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Kosmos 1687 is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1985 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors. Kosmos 1687 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR. A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 19:23 UTC on 30 September 1985. The launch successfully placed the satellite
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Russian military early warning satellite
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1687
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2023-08-28T11:51:08Z
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