Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 21
Launched
September 15, 1969
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 21 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 15, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 426th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,009th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 20th R-36O 8K69 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 426th launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,009th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-298 · NORAD 4092 · deorbited September 15, 1969
R-36O No. 50T Stage 2 · re-entered September 16, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 191/66, 1st this year · 273rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 21 launch?
OGCh 21 launched on September 15, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 21?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 21 launch from?
191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was OGCh 21 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did OGCh 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).