Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-2A90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
US-AO 5
Launched
January 25, 1969
Summary
US-AO 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-2A from 90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 25, 1969. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 379th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 929th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Tsiklon-2A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-2A · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Tsiklon-2A flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 379th launch8th this yearhumanity's 929th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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.
Pad
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 90/19, 1st this year · 252nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did US-AO 5 launch?
US-AO 5 launched on January 25, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch US-AO 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched US-AO 5?
Tsiklon-2A, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-2A spec sheet
Where did US-AO 5 launch from?
90/19, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was US-AO 5 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.