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Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 2

Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 2

Status: Success  |  Launched: Apr 28, 1993 03:39 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

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.

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: 90/20
  • Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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