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1982 · Soviet Space Program

US-A 21

successTsiklon-2 | US-A 21

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

Overview

Date / time
June 1, 1982 at 01:58 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
US-A 21
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Tsiklon-2 →
Launch provider
Soviet Space Program →

Payloads deployed · 1

COSMOS 1371
LEO