Baikonur LC140/18	home topic index
Launch Complex: LC140/18. Baikonur. Old Name: PU18. Latitude: 46.0000 deg. Longitude: 63.0000 deg. Used by: R-36M, Tsiklon. First Launch: 1965-04-27. Last Launch: 1978-09-12. Number Launches: 13. LC140/18 Chronology 1965 April 27 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Kura state trials missile launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 870 km (540 mi). 1965 May 18 - 05:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Kura state trials missile launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 870 km (540 mi). 1973 July 4 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1973 September 12 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. FAILURE: Failure. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1973 December 17 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1974 February 13 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. FAILURE: Failure. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1974 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1975 February 4 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1975 June 30 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1976 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1977 December 27 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Joint flight trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1978 February 15 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Missile accuracy test launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1978 September 12 - Launch Vehicle: R-36M. Missile accuracy test launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.