Soviet Space ProgramR-36O 8K69161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
OGCh 9
Launched
May 17, 1967
Image: Novosti Kosmonavtiki
Summary
OGCh 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program R-36O 8K69 from 161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 17, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 240th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 700th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th R-36O 8K69 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-160, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 242 km orbit inclined 49.6°. 2 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
- 8th R-36O 8K69 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 240th launch25th this yearhumanity's 700th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-160 · NORAD 2806 · 1967-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 160
- Object ID
- 1967-047A
- Epoch
- 1967-05-18 02:07:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32045171 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007281
- Inclination
- 49.6057°
- Ascending node
- 116.0773°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.2986°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.61°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-160 · NORAD 2806 · re-entered May 17, 1967
R-36O No. 09L Stage 2 · re-entered May 18, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Pad
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2nd launch from 161/35, 2nd this year · 178th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did OGCh 9 launch?
OGCh 9 launched on May 17, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGCh 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGCh 9?
R-36O 8K69, flown by Soviet Space Program. R-36O 8K69 spec sheet
Where did OGCh 9 launch from?
161/35, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did OGCh 9 reach?
Kosmos-160, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 242 km orbit inclined 49.6°.
How many satellites did OGCh 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).