Kosmos 1900, a nuclear-powered US-A (RORSAT) ocean-surveillance radar satellite, launched on a Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur. After mission end its reactor-boost primary system failed, but a backup still raised the core to a safer disposal orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.3 T
- Flight
- 81st
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 12 December 1987, 05:40 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-101
- Launches in 1987
- 105th of 114
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