Dutch astronomer photographs Soviet satellite with nuclear reactor in the sky
Dutch astronomer Marco Langbruk took pictures of the Soviet satellites "Cosmos-1860" and "Kosmos-1412", which worked with nuclear reactors. The scientist posted these unique photos on his Twitter.
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"On the two images I took last night and this morning, two old Soviet satellites "Cosmos-1860" and "Kosmos-1412" are clearly visible. These devices operate on nuclear reactors," the astronomer wrote on Twitter.
In Western countries, this series of satellites is called RORSAT (Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite).