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Soyuz 11A510 | US-AO 1
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US-AO 1

Soyuz 11A510

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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Soyuz 11A510
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
31/6
Provider
Soviet Space Program

The vehicle

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Launch vehicle

Soyuz 11A510

The Soyuz/Vostok, also known as just Soyuz or Vostok, or by its GRAU index, 11A510 was an interim expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union in 1965 and 1966. Two were launched with prototype US-A satellites.

Height
31 m
Diameter
10.3 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
2
First flight
1965-12-27

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Launch site & orbit

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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