Tsiklon-2 | US-A 23

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: October 2, 1982 at 12:01 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Tsiklon-2
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret