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Sary Shagan
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: Russia. Country: Russia. Latitude: 46.38000 deg. Longitude: 72.87000 deg.

Primary Soviet anti-ballistic missile test site. Known to have been used for 85 launches from 1958 to 2007, reaching up to 300 kilometers altitude. The actual number of missile tests ran into the thousands.

Launch Pads
  • LC A - Latitude: 46.3800 deg. Longitude: 72.8700 deg. Launch Complex A
  • LC B - Latitude: 45.9500 deg. Longitude: 72.6000 deg. Launch Complex B
  • LC6 - Latitude: 46.3800 deg. Longitude: 72.8700 deg. Used by: A-35, V-1000.
General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1962 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: MR-12. MR-12 D-75M Agency: AN SSSR. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).

1967 July 27 - Launch Vehicle: S-225. FAILURE: Failure. Dummy test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1971 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1971 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1971 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1971 February 16 - Launch Vehicle: S-225. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi).

1973 February 1 - Launch Vehicle: S-225. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 25 km (15 mi).

1976 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1976 October 29 - Launch Vehicle: S-225. Intercept Agency: PRO. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1977 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1977 July 28 - Launch Vehicle: S-225. Intercept Agency: PRO. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi).

1979 March 1 - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1979 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: A-135. ABM test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1982 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: A-135. ABM test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1999 November 1 - Launch Vehicle: A-35M. State trials missile test Agency: PRO. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1999 November 2 - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

2002 October 2 - Launch Vehicle: A-135. A-925 51T6 Agency: PRO. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2004 November 29 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

2006 December 5 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

2007 October 11 - 08:01 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

2007 October 30 - 08:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A-135. Test launch Agency: PRO. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

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