Success
US-PM 8
Government/Top Secret
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Tsiklon-2
LEOorbit
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.
Wednesday, December 11, 1996 at 12:00 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,114
RFSA Mission
#65
Pad Launch
#15
Location Launch
#1,084
Designator
1996-069
Launch Window
NET
Dec 11, 1996, 12:00 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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 11, 1996, 5:00 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Tsiklon-2 Specs
The Tsyklon-2 (cyclone-2), also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Ukrainian, previously Soviet orbital carrier rocket used from the 1960s to the late 2000s.
Length
39.7 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
182 t
Thrust
2,366 kN
LEO Capacity
2,820 kg
Launch Cost
$12M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1969
Fastest Turnaround
1d 23h
Total Launches
105
Successful
103
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
18
Maiden flight: Aug 6, 1969
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65