Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A510 US-AO 1

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz 11A510 US-AO 1
Start: 1965-12-27T22:24:56.000Z
Location: 31/6

Soyuz 11A510

Status

Success

Date

27 DEC 1965

22:24

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Soyuz 11A510

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Launch Mass

275 T

Thrust

4,037 kN