Kosmos 1672, a Resurs-F1 (#25) film-return Earth-observation satellite, launched on a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk into sun-synchronous orbit. It returned multispectral imagery for civilian resource mapping and environmental monitoring.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 412th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 7 August 1985, 09:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1985-067
- Launches in 1985
- 68th of 125
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