Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17

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 17’.

Launch image Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 5, 1981, 6:09 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

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

Mission

US-A 17 (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 17’ 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
12319 COSMOS 1249 LEO 64.97 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2403

To this date

Location Launch

#583

To this date

Pad Launch

#27

To this date

Agency Launch

#1466

To this date

Orbital Launch

#22

Year 1981

Location Launch

#5

Year 1981

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1981

Agency Launch

#18

Year 1981

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