Government/Top Secret
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.
Orbital Attempt
#4,366
RFSA Mission
#95
Pad Launch
#20
Location Launch
#1,140
Designator
1999-072
Dec 26, 1999, 8:00 AM
1 update
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Dec 26, 1999, 1:00 PM
Total Launches
1,564
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
