Maximum diameter: Mass: Associated launch vehicle: Energia Intended orbit: altitude , inclination 64° Targeting system: optical, radar, with low-yield laser for final targeting Armament: 1-megawatt carbon-dioxide laser See also Almaz Terra-3 ASAT Soviet space program Space race References External links Polyus page (in Russian) buran-energia.com Polyus page K26 Polyus-Energia page Astronautix.com Polyus page Military lasers Satellite launch failures Soviet military spacecraft Space weapons Spacecraft launched by Zenit and Energia rockets Spacecraft launched in 1987 1987 in the Soviet Union Space accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union