Tsiklon-2A | US-AO 3
Launch information
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US-A (Upravlenniye Sputnik Aktivny) were active radar satellites for ocean surveillance. The high power consumtion of the active radar required a nuclear reactor as power source. The satellites were known as RORSAT in the west. The US-AO series consisted of satellites, which tested all the system components but the nuclear reactor. They were battery powered.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2A | US-AO 3’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Dec. 27, 1967, 11:28 a.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
US-AO 3 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Soviet Space Program |
Rocket |
Tsiklon-2A |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
90/19 |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#787
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Location Launch
#203
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Pad Launch
#2
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Agency Launch
#289
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Orbital Launch
#140
Year 1967
Location Launch
#37
Year 1967
Pad Launch
#2
Year 1967
Agency Launch
#74
Year 1967
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