Tsiklon-2 | US-A 27

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: August 23, 1985 at 10:33 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Tsiklon-2
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret