Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6

Launch information

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Mission description

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

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6’.

Launch image Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Dec. 27, 1973, 8:19 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

US-A 6 (LEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Tsiklon-2

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

90/19

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
7005 COSMOS 626 LEO 65.44 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 6’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1528

To this date

Location Launch

#389

To this date

Pad Launch

#12

To this date

Agency Launch

#798

To this date

Orbital Launch

#115

Year 1973

Location Launch

#24

Year 1973

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1973

Agency Launch

#88

Year 1973

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