Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 20
Launched
October 2, 1968
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 2, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 348th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 881st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 4th 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
- 19th R-36O 8K69 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 348th launch59th this yearhumanity's 881st orbital launch attempt93rd 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-244 · NORAD 3449 · deorbited October 2, 1968
R-36O No. 10T Stage 2 · re-entered October 2, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7th launch from 161/35, 2nd this year · 234th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 20 launch?
OGCh 20 launched on October 2, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 20?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 20 launch from?
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was OGCh 20 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did OGCh 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).