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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretTsiklon-2
Launched 1995-12-20 00:52:14 UTC90/20, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
77th
orbital launch attempt in 1995
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
11th
launch this year
90/20
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
194 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
US-PM (Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny Modifikirovanny) (also reported as US-PU) was a solar powered improved EORSAT (Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). It used an passive ELINT devices to track naval vessels from space by registering their electronic emmissions.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
Height
39.7m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
2,820kg
Liftoff thrust
2,366kN
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