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1985 · Soviet Space Program

US-A 27

successTsiklon-2 | US-A 27

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

Overview

Date / time: August 23, 1985 at 10:33 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Mission: US-A 27
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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