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Tsiklon-2 | US-PM 8
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Tsiklon-2 · 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 65th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 4,114th orbital launch attempt
December 11, 1996Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 11, 12:00 – Dec 11, 12:00 UTC
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US-PM 8
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.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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