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Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69M191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OGCh 23

Launched

September 25, 1970

Launch Successful

Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki

Summary

OGCh 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69M from 191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 25, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 509th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 1,131st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st R-36O 8K69M flight. 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 8K69M · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
1st R-36O 8K69M flightSoviet Space Program's 509th launch56th this yearhumanity's 1,131st orbital launch attempt85th 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-365 · NORAD 4556 · deorbited September 25, 1970

R-36O No. 260T Stage 2 · re-entered September 25, 1970

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Pad

Map of 191/66

191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

3rd launch from 191/66, 2nd this year · 298th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

4 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

58 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did OGCh 23 launch?

OGCh 23 launched on September 25, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch OGCh 23?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched OGCh 23?

R-36O 8K69M, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69M spec sheet

Where did OGCh 23 launch from?

191/66, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit was OGCh 23 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.

How many satellites did OGCh 23 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).