Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-290, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-A 5
Launched
April 25, 1973
Image: Ukrainian Space Agency
Summary
US-A 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2 from 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 25, 1973. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 732nd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 1,446th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Tsiklon-2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Tsiklon-2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 732nd launch20th this yearhumanity's 1,446th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.
Pad
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 90, 1st this year · 373rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did US-A 5 launch?
US-A 5 launched on April 25, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-A 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-A 5?
Tsiklon-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2 spec sheet
Where did US-A 5 launch from?
90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was US-A 5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.