Launch Overview
Vehicle
Tsiklon-2A
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC90/19
Outcome
Success
Flight
N 22500-07L
COSPAR Designator
1967-127
Mission
US-AO 3 (Government/Top Secret)
US-A (Upravlenniye Sputnik Aktivny) were active radar satellites for ocean surveillance. The high power consumtion of the active radar required a nuclear reactor as power source. The satellites were known as RORSAT in the west. The US-AO series consisted of satellites, which tested all the system components but the nuclear reactor. They were battery powered.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Tsiklon-2A
Provider
Soviet Space Program
Agency launches
289 (74 YTD)
Site launches
203 (37 YTD)
Pad launches
2 (2 YTD)
Payloads (9)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-127 | 8S672 | RVSN | SU | |
| 1967-127 | US-A reactor DU | VMF | SU | |
| 1967-127 | US-A reactor DU | VMF | SU | |
| 1967-127 | 8S671 | RVSN | ||
| 1967-127 | 11K69 Fairing | YUZH | ||
| 1967-127 | 11K69 Fairing | YUZH | ||
| 1967-127A | US-A No. 210 ROCh | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1967-127B | US-A DU | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1967-127C | US-A radar | TSKBM | SU | Track |