Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6

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

Mission Details

  • Launch date: December 27, 1973 at 08:19 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Tsiklon-2
  • Operator: Soviet Space Program
  • Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Mission type: Government/Top Secret