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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
R-36O 8K69: OGCh 21
Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead
Monday, 15 September 1969
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleR-36O 8K69
Vehicle FamilyR-36O
Vehicle Record19 of 21 launches (90.5%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad191/66
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#90
Agency Launches This Year#55
Launches From This Pad4
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About R-36O 8K69
The R-36O was the only orbiting military nuclear weapon ever deployed, although in order to remain legal under international treaties it was a 'fractional orbital' weapon. Although American infrared early warning satellites invalidated the 'surprise attack' component of the concept, 18 missiles were operational from 1969 to 1983.
Launch Site
191/66 · 45.9700°N 63.1948°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.