Soviet Space Program
US-A 17
Tsiklon-2
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, March 5, 1981 · 18:09 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
27
Pad Launches
583
Location Launches
1469
Agency Launches
22
Orbital This Year