Launch Overview
Vehicle
Tsiklon-2A
Agency
Soviet Space Program
Site / Pad
NIIP-5 / LC90/19
Outcome
Success
Flight
N 22500-08L
COSPAR Designator
1968-023
Mission
US-AO 4 (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
303 (14 YTD)
Site launches
208 (5 YTD)
Pad launches
3 (1 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-023 | 8S672 | RVSN | SU | |
| 1968-023 | US-A reactor DU | OKB52 | SU | |
| 1968-023 | US-A reactor DU | OKB52 | SU | |
| 1968-023 | 8S671 | RVSN | ||
| 1968-023 | 11K69 Fairing | YUZH | ||
| 1968-023 | 11K69 Fairing | YUZH | ||
| 1968-023A | US-A No. 211 ROCh | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1968-023B | US-A RLS antenna | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1968-023C | US-A | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1968-023D | deb Kosmos-209 | TSKBM | SU | Track |
| 1968-023E | Kosmos-209 reactor part | TSKBM | SU | Track |