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Kosmos 1867 (Russian: Космос 1867) is a radar ocean reconnaissance satellite (RORSAT) that was launched by the Soviet Union July 10 1987. It was put into a high orbit about 800 km (500 mi) from the Earth’s surface. Its mission was monitoring the oceans for naval and merchant vessels. It had a mission life of about eleven months. It was powered by a nuclear reactor.

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