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Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OGCh 10

Launched

July 17, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki

Summary

OGCh 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 17, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 253rd launch, 38th this year and humanity's 725th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-169, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 143 × 208 km orbit inclined 49.7°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
R-36O 8K69 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
9th R-36O 8K69 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 253rd launch38th this yearhumanity's 725th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

49.7°Inclination
143 × 208 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
87.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
186.9°Ascending node
21640 d agoElement epoch1967-07-17 23:49 UTC · stale

Kosmos-169 · NORAD 2878 · 1967-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 169
Object ID
1967-069A
Epoch
1967-07-17 23:49:55 UTC
Mean motion
16.39120329 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0050007
Inclination
49.6766°
Ascending node
186.8862°
Arg. of perigee
69.428°
Mean anomaly
291.197°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
5
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-169 · NORAD 2878 · deorbited July 17, 1967

R-36O No. 11L Stage 2 · re-entered July 18, 1967

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Pad

Map of 162/36

162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

4th launch from 162/36, 2nd this year · 184th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

9 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

173 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did OGCh 10 launch?

OGCh 10 launched on July 17, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch OGCh 10?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched OGCh 10?

R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet

Where did OGCh 10 launch from?

162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did OGCh 10 reach?

Kosmos-169, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 143 × 208 km orbit inclined 49.7°.

How many satellites did OGCh 10 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).