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1987 · Soviet Space Program

Plasma-A 1

successTsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1

Nuclear-powered magnetospheric research satellite

Overview

Date / time: February 1, 1987 at 11:30 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Mission: Plasma-A 1
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 1