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Launch Complex: LC162/36.
Baikonur. Latitude: 46.0323 deg. Longitude: 63.0668 deg. Used by: Tsiklon. First Launch: 1966-09-17. Last Launch: 1975-01-21. Number Launches: 37.

LC162/36 Chronology

1966 September 17 - 22:35 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 U22502 No. 05L OGCh Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 138 km (85 mi). Apogee: 792 km (492 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 Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 N22500 No. 06L OGCh Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 504 km (313 mi). Apogee: 767 km (476 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 Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 N22500 No. 07L Cosmos 139 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 144 km (89 mi). Apogee: 210 km (130 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 Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 11L Cosmos 169 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 135 km (83 mi). Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Inclination: 49.70 deg. Period: 87.80 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test.

1967 August 8 - 16:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 10L Cosmos 171 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 138 km (85 mi). Apogee: 177 km (109 mi). Inclination: 49.60 deg. Period: 87.60 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test.

1967 September 22 - 14:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 15L Cosmos 179 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 139 km (86 mi). Apogee: 207 km (128 mi). Inclination: 49.60 deg. Period: 87.90 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment system test.

1967 October 28 - 13:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 13L Cosmos 187 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 143 km (88 mi). Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). Inclination: 49.60 deg. Period: 88.90 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test.

1968 April 25 - 00:43 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 17L Cosmos 218 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Perigee: 123 km (76 mi). Apogee: 162 km (100 mi). Inclination: 49.60 deg. Period: 87.30 min. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test.

1968 May 21 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. LV Model: R-36-O . R-36O 8K69 Ya22500 No. 18L OGCh Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Spacecraft: OGCh. Agency: RVSN. Probable suborbital test of Fractional Orbital Bombardment System.

1969 April 2 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. OT? Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 April 25 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 May 22 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 July 11 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 August 4 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 September 9 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 September 25 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 October 25 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1969 December 2 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 February 19 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 March 9 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 March 30 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 April 13 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 April 20 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 June 29 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 July 25 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Operational missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 October 23 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1970 November 5 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1973 April 8 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. FAILURE: Failure. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1973 August 17 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1973 December 21 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. State trials missile test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1974 January 12 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. DKh state trials flight Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1974 April 16 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. DKh state trials flight Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1974 October 3 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. FAILURE: Failure. OS state trials flight Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1974 October 17 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Yantar state trials launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1975 January 19 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Svilets test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

1975 January 21 - Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. FAILURE: Failure. Svilets test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).


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