Kosmos 985 (Parus #12), a Soviet military navigation satellite for the Parus constellation supporting Navy positioning and communication. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 placed the craft in a near-polar LEO for the Tsikada/Parus nav network.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 800 kg
- Flight
- 176th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 17 January 1978, 03:26 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Navigation
- International designator
- 1978-007
- Launches in 1978
- 7th of 128
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