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PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 22, 2026
Time (UTC)07:25 AM UTC
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US-AO 2
Soyuz 11A510Soviet Space Program31/6
Wednesday, July 20, 1966 · 08:58 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadUS-AO 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSoviet Space Program
Stages3
Pad31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 45.996°N
- Longitude
- 63.564°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
08:58 AM UTC - 08:58 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
