Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: August 21, 1972 at 10:36 AM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Tsiklon-2
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret