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Plesetsk PL31

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Launch Vehicles: R-9A, Desna
Launch Sites: Plesetsk

Chronology

1 event

1967 May 16

Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk PL31. Launch Pad: PL31/ShPU-12. LV Family: R-9. Launch Vehicle: R-9A.

Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,160 km (720 mi).