US-A 31 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

12 Dec 1987, 5:40am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

90

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Tsiklon-2

Mission

US-A 31

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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

Updated: Jan 3, 7:57pm UTC

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