Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur lofted Kosmos 1670 (US-A #26), a nuclear-powered RORSAT ocean-surveillance radar satellite for the Soviet Navy that tracked surface ships from low Earth orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.3 T
- Flight
- 68th
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 1 August 1985, 05:36 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1985-064
- Launches in 1985
- 65th of 125
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