Kosmos 1673, a Yantar-1KFT (Kometa #5) cartographic film-return reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. It produced high-accuracy topographic maps from low Earth orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 413th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 8 August 1985, 10:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1985-068
- Launches in 1985
- 69th of 125
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