Soviet Space Program
US-A 16
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, April 29, 1980 · 11:40 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
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.081° N, 62.930° E
24
Pad Launches
563
Location Launches
1388
Agency Launches
34
Orbital This Year