Soyuz 11A510 | US-AO 1
Status: Success | Launched: Dec 27, 1965 22:24 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Soviet Space Program (Government)
- Rocket: Soyuz 11A510 — Soyuz family
Mission
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.
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 31/6
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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