7月5日,苏联用旋风运载火箭发射了一颗新的海洋卫星,替代1987年7月16日发射的出故障的宇宙-1869卫星,该星侧视雷达12米长的天线未能展开。新卫星的发射比预计时间推迟了6个月,它是代号为“海洋”系列卫星的第一颗。苏联过去几年曾非正式使用过“海洋”这一名称,并承认有一系列卫星在称为“海洋-0”(0代表光学)的“资源”系统指导下工作。该系列卫星开 On July 5, the Soviet Union launched a new marine satellite with a cyclone carrier rocket to replace the failed Cosmos-1869 satellite launched on July 16, 1987, and failed to deploy the 12-meter antenna of the side-looking radar. The launch of the new satellite was delayed by six months from the expected time and is the first of a series entitled “Ocean”. The Soviet Union has used the name “Ocean” informally in the last few years and acknowledged that a series of satellites are working under the “resource” system called “Ocean-0” (0 for optics). The series satellites open