Proton-K from Baikonur launched Kosmos 1686, the first TKS-M logistics/research module, which docked with Salyut 7 and remained attached through the station's re-entry in 1991.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 23.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 18th
- of 29 Proton-K flights
- Date and time
- 27 September 1985, 08:41 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-K
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Human Exploration
- International designator
- 1985-086
- Launches in 1985
- 89th of 125
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