GLONASS-GVM 8 - Norad ID: 16398
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) |
| Alternative name | GLONASS-GVM 8 |
| Group | GLONASS |
| Follow COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) | COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) Tracker |
| Group follow GLONASS | Tracker GLONASS |
| Pass predictions COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) | Pass predictions COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 14880 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 19120 km |
| Apogee | 19169 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 66.01° |
| Laps per day | 2 |
| Height COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) | 19153.61 km |
COSMOS 1712 [GLONASS], also known as Kosmos-1712, is a dummy satellite launched by GUKOS from the TYMSC site on December 24, 1985, using a Proton-K/DM-2 launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 4 meters in length and 1.5 meters in diameter with a span of 7.8 meters. The satellite weighs 1300 kg at launch and 1200 kg dry mass. Its payload is Uragan GVM, and it was manufactured by OAZ. The satellites shape consists of a cylinder with antennas and two panels, and its surface area (RCS) is 0.3953 square meters. It was stabilized on December 25, 1985, following its launch.
satellite COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) Date of exalting 24.12.1985y. Average height of ISS COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) hundred 19153.61 km. Average velocity COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) is 14226.62 km/h. Inclination COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS) satellite 66.02°.