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Type: Sea Launch Area. Latitude: 65.50000 deg. Longitude: 38.00000 deg. Submarine-launched ballistic missile area known to have been used for 27 launches from 1955 to 2007, reaching up to 1000 kilometers altitude. General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1955 September 12 - 14:32 GMT - Launch Vehicle: R-11. Agency: NII-88. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). The third test series was conducted from the Project 611 submarine B-67 through 13 October 1955 in the White Sea. This demonstrated launches from a pitching surfaced vessel and a total range of 150 km. 1971 December 15 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1972 August 1 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 October 1 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 November 25 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 November 28 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 December 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 December 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 December 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1972 December 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1976 November 1 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Volna VMF Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1976 December 22 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: R-31. Test mission Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1980 - Launch Vehicle: R-29. Volna VMF Test mission Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1982 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. Test mission Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1982 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. Test mission Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 1982 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. Silo Test launch Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). 1982 October 14 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. Test mission Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 2003 December 11 - Launch Vehicle: R-39. RSM-52M / R-39UTTKh / Grom test Agency: RVSN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). Launched from White Sea Launch Area, Beloye More, Archangel'sk Oblast' - Latitude: 65.50 N - Longitude: 38.00 E. 2005 September 27 - 13:22 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. Bulava SLBM first flight. Agency: RVSN RF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). SLBM Development - first flight of new SLBM. Launched from TK-208 Dmitry Donskoy in the White Sea Launch Area. 2005 December 21 - 05:19 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. Bulava SLBM test Agency: RVSN RF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). First submerged launch of the Bulava SLBM. Hit the designated impact area at Kura in the Kamchatka Peninsula. 2006 September 7 - 15:50 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. FAILURE: Failure. Bulava SLBM test Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 2006 October 25 - 13:05 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. FAILURE: Failure. Bulava SLBM test Agency: VMF. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 2006 December 24 - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. FAILURE: Failure. Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). 2007 June 28 - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. Bulava SLBM test Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). The warhead impacted on target in the Kamchatka Peninsula. This was the first successful launch after two consecutive failures. 2007 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: Bulava. FAILURE: Failure. Agency: VMF. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 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. |