Soviet Space Program
US-A 18
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, April 21, 1981 · 03:45 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
30
Pad Launches
592
Location Launches
1484
Agency Launches
39
Orbital This Year