Editing Almaz (section)

===Almaz-T2 (Kosmos 1870)===
'''[[Kosmos 1870]]''' – On July 25, 1987, Almaz-T2, the second Almaz-T spacecraft, successfully reached orbit with an inclination 71.92 degrees toward the Equator and it was officially identified as Kosmos-1870. The spacecraft functioned for two years, providing [[Imaging radar|radar imagery]] with a resolution down to 25 meters, until it was deorbited on July 30, 1989.

It was the first <!--private {{dubious}}--> commercial radar satellite, according to Art Dula, chairman of [[Excalibur Almaz]], who worked in a company marketing the radar images gathered by the satellite.<ref name=mbEA1>{{cite web|title=Interview with Art Dula (Chairman Excalibur Almaz) – Part 1|url=http://vimeo.com/43503094|publisher=moonandback.com (vimeo.com)|access-date=4 September 2012}}</ref>