Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 12
Launched
August 8, 1967
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 8, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 256th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 734th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-171, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 128 × 142 km orbit inclined 49.7°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- R-36O 8K69 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th R-36O 8K69 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 256th launch41st this yearhumanity's 734th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-171 · NORAD 2911 · 1967-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 171
- Object ID
- 1967-077A
- Epoch
- 1967-08-08 17:34:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.54410055 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001063
- Inclination
- 49.6534°
- Ascending node
- 200.1723°
- Arg. of perigee
- 292.5356°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.8084°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-171 · NORAD 2911 · deorbited August 8, 1967
R-36O No. 10L Stage 2 · re-entered August 8, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 162/36, 3rd this year · 187th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 12 launch?
OGCh 12 launched on August 8, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 12?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 12 launch from?
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did OGCh 12 reach?
Kosmos-171, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 128 × 142 km orbit inclined 49.7°.
How many satellites did OGCh 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).