Soviet Space Program
US-A 3
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 11:29 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
10
Pad Launches
343
Location Launches
629
Agency Launches
132
Orbital This Year