Program: Rorsat

Russia

Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite

Russian program part of the Cosmos constellation. Those satellites are observation satellites using a radar powered by a nuclear engine (50 kg uranium). They are designed to monitor activity of foreign navies. They have a short lifetime (3 to 4 months).

32 spacecrafts launched, 2 already decayed!

Rorsat first generation:

1965
(111) Cosmos 0102 (model)

1966
(067) Cosmos 0125 (model)

1967
(127) Cosmos 0198 (model)

1968
(023) Cosmos 0209 (model)

1970
(079) Cosmos 0367 (model)

1971
(025) Cosmos 0402 (model)
(117) Cosmos 0469 (model)

1972
(066) Cosmos 0516 (Buk nuclear engine test)

1973
(108) Cosmos 0626 (Buk nuclear engine test)

1974
(029) Cosmos 0651 (Buk nuclear engine test)
(032) Cosmos 0654 (Buk nuclear engine test)

1975
(024) Cosmos 0723 (first operational)
(025) Cosmos 0724
(116) Cosmos 0785

1976
(103) Cosmos 0860
(104) Cosmos 0861

1977
(088) Cosmos 0952
(090) Cosmos 0954 (decayed)

Rorsat second generation

Those satellites separate from their fuel core once out of service

1980
(034) Cosmos 1176

1981
(021) Cosmos 1249
(037) Cosmos 1266
(081) Cosmos 1299

1982
(043) Cosmos 1365
(052) Cosmos 1372
(084) Cosmos 1402 (decayed)
(099) Cosmos 1412

Rorsat third generation

Those satellites separate from their fuel core once out of service

1984
(069) Cosmos 1579
(112) Cosmos 1607

1985
(064) Cosmos 1670
(075) Cosmos 1677

1986
(024) Cosmos 1736
(062) Cosmos 1771

1987
(052) Cosmos 1860
(101) Cosmos 1900 (is leaking coolant (sodium potassium) from its nuclear power source)

1988
(019) Cosmos 1932

Ref: #15 - update: 24.10.04