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1977 · Soviet Space Program

US-A 15

successTsiklon-2 | US-A 15

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

Overview

Date / time: September 18, 1977 at 01:48 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Mission: US-A 15
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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