Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 16
Launched
October 28, 1967
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 28, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 277th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 766th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-187, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 200 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
- 15th R-36O 8K69 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 277th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 766th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-187 · NORAD 3016 · 1967-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 187
- Object ID
- 1967-106A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-28 13:02:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.44421185 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006
- Inclination
- 49.6489°
- Ascending node
- 236.057°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48°
- Mean anomaly
- 312.5094°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-187 · NORAD 3016 · deorbited October 28, 1967
R-36O No. 13L Stage 2 · re-entered October 28, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7th launch from 162/36, 5th this year · 200th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 16 launch?
OGCh 16 launched on October 28, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 16?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 16 launch from?
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did OGCh 16 reach?
Kosmos-187, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 122 × 200 km orbit inclined 49.6°.
How many satellites did OGCh 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).