Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4

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 4’.

Launch image Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 21, 1972, 10:36 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

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

Mission

US-A 4 (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 4’ 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
6154 COSMOS 516 LEO 64.81 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 4’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1370

To this date

Location Launch

#360

To this date

Pad Launch

#11

To this date

Agency Launch

#682

To this date

Orbital Launch

#70

Year 1972

Location Launch

#17

Year 1972

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1972

Agency Launch

#51

Year 1972

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