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Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

OGCh 7

Launched

January 25, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki

Summary

OGCh 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 25, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 217th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 653rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-139, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 131 × 168 km orbit inclined 49.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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Vehicle
R-36O 8K69 · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
6th R-36O 8K69 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 217th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 653rd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

49.7°Inclination
131 × 168 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
87.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
335.5°Ascending node
21813 d agoElement epoch1967-01-25 16:36 UTC · stale

Kosmos-139 · NORAD 2656 · 1967-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
COSMOS 139
Object ID
1967-005A
Epoch
1967-01-25 16:36:15 UTC
Mean motion
16.48891316 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0028134
Inclination
49.6952°
Ascending node
335.4918°
Arg. of perigee
356.0376°
Mean anomaly
4.0292°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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-139 · NORAD 2656 · deorbited January 25, 1967

R-36O No. 07L Stage 2 · re-entered January 25, 1967

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Pad

Map of 162/36

162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

3rd launch from 162/36, 1st this year · 167th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

84 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did OGCh 7 launch?

OGCh 7 launched on January 25, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch OGCh 7?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched OGCh 7?

R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet

Where did OGCh 7 launch from?

162/36, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did OGCh 7 reach?

Kosmos-139, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 131 × 168 km orbit inclined 49.7°.

How many satellites did OGCh 7 launch?

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