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1971 · Soviet Space Program

US-A 2

successTsiklon-2 | US-A 2

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

Overview

Date / time: April 1, 1971 at 11:29 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: 90/19
Mission: US-A 2
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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