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The Soviets launched quite a few fission reactors into space to power a variety of satellites, to include their RORSAT active radar naval reconnaissance birds,
by aerostable_slug 4y ago
The Soviets launched quite a few fission reactors into space to power a variety of satellites, to include their RORSAT active radar naval reconnaissance birds, ending around 1987.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_in_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_...
- WalterGR 4y agoAnd the ones that re-entered the atmosphere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1402 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1402