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Polyus (spacecraft)

The Polyus spacecraft (Russian: Полюс, pole), also known as Polus, Skif-DM, GRAU index 17F19DM, was a prototype Soviet orbital weapons platform designed to destroy Strategic Defense Initiative satellites with a megawatt carbon-dioxide laser. It had a Functional Cargo Block derived from a TKS spacecraft to control its orbit and it could launch test…

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Apogee altitude
280 km (170 mi)
Dimensions
37 m × 4.10 m
Inclination
64°
Launch date
15 May 1987 (1987-05-15)
Launch mass
80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb)
Launch site
Baikonur 250

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Polyus (spacecraft)

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples12
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Polyus (spacecraft)

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Apogee altitude · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 280 km (170 mi)
Dimensions · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 37 m × 4.10 m
Inclination · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 64°
Launch date · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 15 May 1987 (1987-05-15)
Launch mass · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb)
Launch site · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → Baikonur 250
Mission duration · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → Spacecraft failure
Mission type · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → Military technology
Perigee altitude · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → 280 km (170 mi)
Reference system · 1
Polyus (spacecraft) → Geocentric

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energia launch spacecraft polyus system skif laser orbit would soviet vehicle weapons 180 testing platform satellites carbon-dioxide baikonur also russian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Polyus (spacecraft)Apogee altitude280 km (170 mi)1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Dimensions37 m × 4.10 m1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Inclination64°1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Launch date15 May 1987 (1987-05-15)1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Launch mass80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb)1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Launch siteBaikonur 2501.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Mission durationSpacecraft failure1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Mission typeMilitary technology1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Perigee altitude280 km (170 mi)1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
Polyus (spacecraft)RocketEnergia1.00infobox

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