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1978 · Soviet Space Program

IS-A 9

successTsiklon-2 | IS-A 9

Second generation ASAT satellite

Overview

Date / time: May 19, 1978 at 12:21 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Mission: IS-A 9
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 1