US-A 12

Success Soviet Union, Tsiklon-2

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

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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Rocket and boosterTsiklon-2
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO

Government/Top Secret · LEO

What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 860 1976-103A Payload 917 × 1001 km · 64.7° Globe
COSMOS 860 DEB [PELPS] 1976-103B Debris re-entered 1976-12-29
COSMOS 860 DEB 1976-103C Debris re-entered 1976-11-14
COSMOS 860 DEB [ANTENNA] 1976-103D Debris re-entered 1976-11-15
COSMOS 860 DEB 1976-103E Debris re-entered 1976-11-12
COSMOS 860 DEB 1976-103F Debris re-entered 1998-04-02
COSMOS 860 COOLANT 1976-103G Debris 870 × 916 km · 64.7° Globe
COSMOS 860 COOLANT 1976-103H Debris 903 × 973 km · 64.7° Globe
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COSMOS 860 COOLANT 1976-103J Debris 902 × 973 km · 64.7° Globe

COSPAR ID 1976-103. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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