Soviet Space Program
US-A 6
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, December 27, 1973 · 20:19 UTC
Mission
/01Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Tsiklon-2
Variant: 2
Launch Pad
90/19
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.081° N, 62.930° E
12
Pad Launches
389
Location Launches
800
Agency Launches
115
Orbital This Year