CIA • 1977
SOVIET RORSAT SUFFERS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION
Approved for Release: 2020/09/28 C06863659 8 NOvEMBER 1977 SOVIET RORSAT SUFFERS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION Preliminary data ihdicate that Cosmos .94, a radar ocean reconnaissance satellite (RORSAT;, suffe major malfunntion that may have occuired We believe these satellites carry a rriilstfu r7F,:hanigri to ensure that the spaceciart cf:r. boost its huclear power supply into a higher orbit, althougl. we do noL know what criteria are necessary to actIvatc this failsafe device...
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Declassified
Timeline
- Created
- Mar 9, 2023
- Released
- Sep 30, 2020
- Publication
- Nov 8, 1977
- Case number
- F-2019-01181
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Metadata
Document #
06863659
Case #
F-2019-01181
Document Type
FOIA
Collection
FOIA Collection
Release Decision
RIPPUB
Original Classification
U
Sequence
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Pages
3 pages
File Size
61.14 KB