Tsiklon-2 | US-A 15

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: September 18, 1977 at 01:48 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Tsiklon-2
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret