Tsiklon-2 | US-A 16

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 16’.

Launch image Tsiklon-2 | US-A 16

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 29, 1980, 11:40 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

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

Mission

US-A 16 (LEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Tsiklon-2

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

90

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 16’ 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
11788 COSMOS 1176 LEO 64.83 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 16’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2307

To this date

Location Launch

#563

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Pad Launch

#24

To this date

Agency Launch

#1385

To this date

Orbital Launch

#34

Year 1980

Location Launch

#9

Year 1980

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1980

Agency Launch

#26

Year 1980

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