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Chronology 37 events 1966 September 17
22:35 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
OGCh - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1966-11-11 . USAF Sat Cat : 2437 . COSPAR : 1966-088A. Apogee : 792 km (492 mi). Perigee : 138 km (85 mi). Inclination : 49.60 deg. Period : 93.90 min. First attempted orbital Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test. The second stage of the booster placed the third stage and dummy warhead into a 214 km x 523 km parking orbit. altitude. The third stage was evidently wrongly oriented, and instead of braking the warhead into an impact at Kapustin Yar, boosted it into a higher 280 km x 1,010 km orbit. The dummy warhead seperated but was commanded to self destruct, resulting in over 100 catalogued orbiting objects.
1966 November 2
00:50 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
OGCh - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1976-04-26 . USAF Sat Cat : 2931 . COSPAR : 1966-101AS. Apogee : 767 km (476 mi). Perigee : 504 km (313 mi). Inclination : 49.10 deg. Period : 97.43 min. Second attempted orbital Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test. failure - self destruct charge was detonated, resulting in 50 catalogued orbiting objects. No impact of the dummy warhead in the Kapustin Yar impact zone..
1967 January 25
13:55 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 139 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1967-01-25 . USAF Sat Cat : 2656 . COSPAR : 1967-005A. Apogee : 210 km (130 mi). Perigee : 144 km (89 mi). Inclination : 49.70 deg. Period : 88.00 min. Third orbital Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test. First apparently successful test. The warhead was braked to an impact in the Kapustin Yar range..
1967 July 17
16:45 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 169 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1967-07-17 . USAF Sat Cat : 2878 . COSPAR : 1967-069A. Apogee : 200 km (120 mi). Perigee : 135 km (83 mi). Inclination : 49.70 deg. Period : 87.80 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test..
1967 August 8
16:05 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 171 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1967-08-08 . USAF Sat Cat : 2911 . COSPAR : 1967-077A. Apogee : 177 km (109 mi). Perigee : 138 km (85 mi). Inclination : 49.60 deg. Period : 87.60 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test..
1967 September 22
14:05 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 179 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1967-09-22 . USAF Sat Cat : 2962 . COSPAR : 1967-091A. Apogee : 207 km (128 mi). Perigee : 139 km (86 mi). Inclination : 49.60 deg. Period : 87.90 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test..
1967 October 28
13:15 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 187 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1967-10-28 . USAF Sat Cat : 3016 . COSPAR : 1967-106A. Apogee : 301 km (187 mi). Perigee : 143 km (88 mi). Inclination : 49.60 deg. Period : 88.90 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test..
1968 April 25
00:43 GMT - .
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
Cosmos 218 - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
Decay Date : 1968-04-25 . USAF Sat Cat : 3217 . COSPAR : 1968-037A. Apogee : 162 km (100 mi). Perigee : 123 km (76 mi). Inclination : 49.60 deg. Period : 87.30 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test..
1968 May 21
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36O 8K69 .
OGCh - .
Mass : 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Class : Military .
Type : Orbital bombing system. Spacecraft : OGCh .
COSPAR : 1968-U01xx. Probable suborbital test of Fractional Orbital Bombardment System..
1969 April 2
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
OT? - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 April 25
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 May 22
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 July 11
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67M .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 August 4
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67M .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 September 9
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 September 25
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 October 25
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1969 December 2
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 February 19
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67M .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 March 9
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 March 30
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 April 13
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 April 20
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 June 29
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 July 25
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 August 7
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Operational missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 October 23
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67P .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1970 November 5
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1973 April 8
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67PM .
FAILURE : Failure.
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 0 km (0 mi). 1973 August 17
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67PM .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1973 December 21
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67PM .
State trials missile test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1974 January 12
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
DKh state trials flight - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1974 April 16
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
DKh state trials flight - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1974 October 3
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
FAILURE : Failure.
OS state trials flight - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 0 km (0 mi). 1974 October 17
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Yantar state trials launch - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1975 January 19
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
Svilets test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 1,000 km (600 mi). 1975 January 21
Launch Site :
Baikonur .
Launch Complex :
Baikonur LC162/36 .
LV Family :
R-36 .
Launch Vehicle :
R-36 8K67 .
FAILURE : Failure.
Svilets test - .
Nation : Russia .
Agency : RVSN .
Apogee : 0 km (0 mi).