Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 15
Launched
October 18, 1967
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 18, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 272nd launch, 57th this year and humanity's 759th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-183, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 137 × 323 km orbit inclined 49.6°. 3 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
- 14th R-36O 8K69 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 272nd launch57th this yearhumanity's 759th orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-183 · NORAD 3001 · 1967-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 183
- Object ID
- 1967-099A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-18 14:43:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18778078 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140316
- Inclination
- 49.6289°
- Ascending node
- 231.1392°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.8965°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.6165°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-183 · NORAD 3001 · deorbited October 18, 1967
R-36O No. 16L Stage 2 · re-entered October 18, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5th launch from 161/35, 5th this year · 196th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 15 launch?
OGCh 15 launched on October 18, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 15?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 15 launch from?
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did OGCh 15 reach?
Kosmos-183, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 137 × 323 km orbit inclined 49.6°.
How many satellites did OGCh 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).