MISSION NAME
I2M 2 2
Status
Success
DATE
19 OCT 1968
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
90/19
Description
The I2M satellites were maneuverable target satellites for the I2P coorbital ASAT satellites.
Tsiklon-2A
Rocket Description
The Tsyklon was a Soviet-designed expendable launch system, primarily used to put Cosmos satellites into low Earth orbit. It is based on the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile designed by Mikhail Yangel and made eight launches, with seven successes and one failure. All of its launches were conducted from LC-90 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is sometimes designated Tsyklon-2A, not to be confused with the later Tsyklon-2 rocket. It was introduced in 1967 and was derived from the R-36 ICBM (NATO designation SS-9 Scarp). It was retired in 1969.