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Baikonur LC51
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Area 51 - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Pads: 1. Latitude: 45.9160 N. Longitude: 63.3470 E. R-5, R-12, R-9, R-9. - 1961 April 9 09:16 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E10308 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). The R-9 launch went normally, from the launch pad adjacent to that from which Yuri Gagarin would be launched three days later, in view of the cosmonauts.
- 1961 April 21 02:26 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E10309 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 April 25 02:26 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E15001-02T
- 1961 May 29 01:44 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E10310
- 1961 June 2 05:12 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E15001-01T
- 1961 July 25 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E10312 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 July 30 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E15001-25 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 August 3 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E10313
- 1961 September 10 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E10311
- 1961 September 19 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E10314
- 1961 September 26 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E10315 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 October 6 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E15001-21 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 October 8 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E15001-22
- 1961 October 12 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. R-9 No. E15001-23 Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
- 1961 October 26 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure. R-9 No. E15001-24
- 1962 October 28 - State trials missile test Launch Vehicle: R-9. Failure.. In a test of nuclear fratricide and ABM effectiveness, an R-5M (some sources say an R-12) launched a live thermonuclear warhead toward Semipalitinsk/Sary Shagan which was detonated at an altitude of 150 km. Two R-9 ICBM's were launched minutes earlier, timed to pass through the zone of the explosion. Both missiles guided to the planned impact zone without apparent ill-effect. This high altitude test was designed to test electromagnetic pulse effects on electronics, especially ABM system radars and incoming 'friendly' ICBM's.
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