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US-PM 2
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Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
US-PM (Upravlenniye Sputnik Passivny Modifikirovanny) (also reported as US-PU) was a solar powered improved EORSAT (Electronic Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite). It used an passive ELINT devices to track naval vessels from space by registering their electronic emmissions.
Details
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Wed, Apr 28, 1993, 03:39
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