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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Apogee altitude | 280 km (170 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Dimensions | 37 m × 4.10 m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Inclination | 64° | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Launch date | 15 May 1987 (1987-05-15) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Launch mass | 80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Launch site | Baikonur 250 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Mission duration | Spacecraft failure | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Mission type | Military technology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Perigee altitude | 280 km (170 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Reference system | Geocentric | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Regime | Low Earth | 1.00 | infobox |
| Polyus (spacecraft) | Rocket | Energia | 1.00 | infobox |
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