Soviet Space Program
US-P 6
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, April 18, 1979 · 12:00 UTC
Mission
/01Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices
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
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.081° N, 62.930° E
20
Pad Launches
542
Location Launches
1301
Agency Launches
34
Orbital This Year