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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 56L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 13, 1985, 7:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Scout G-1 | ITV 1 & 2

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Dec. 13, 1985, 2:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ASAT target satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 52

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 12, 1985, 3:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 19

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 11, 1985, 2:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 25

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 3, 1985, 12:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 51

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1985, 1:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-61-B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 27, 1985, 12:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

STS-61-B was the twenty-third space shuttle mission and the second for the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle was launched for Kennedy Space Center and the shuttle deployed three communicates satellites. It also tested techniques for constructing structures in orbit. This mission marked the quickest turnaround of a shuttle, just 54 days elapsed beetween this launch and Atlantis' previous mission.

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 51

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 22, 1985, 10:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 17

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 15, 1985, 2:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 24

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 13, 1985, 12:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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