US-A 2

Success Soviet Union, Tsiklon-2

About this launch

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 orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 402 1971-025A Payload 946 × 1030 km · 65.0° Globe
COSMOS 402 DEB [PELPS] 1971-025B Debris re-entered 1971-05-06
COSMOS 402 DEB 1971-025C Debris re-entered 1971-04-06
COSMOS 402 DEB [ANTENNA] 1971-025D Debris re-entered 1971-04-05

COSPAR ID 1971-025. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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