Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 17
Launched
April 25, 1968
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 25, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 315th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 828th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 16th R-36O 8K69 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 315th launch26th this yearhumanity's 828th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-218 · NORAD 3217 · deorbited April 25, 1968
R-36O No. 17L Stage 2 · re-entered April 25, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8th launch from 162/36, 1st this year · 216th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
179 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 17 launch?
OGCh 17 launched on April 25, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 17?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 17 launch from?
162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was OGCh 17 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did OGCh 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).