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R-36O 8K69M

In-active

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (OKB-586)

Sept. 25, 1970

Description

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.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
35.0 m
Diameter
3.0 m
Fairing Diameter
3.0 m
Launch Mass
180.0 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
R-36O 8K69M
Family
―
Variant
8K69M
Alias
―
Full Name
R-36O 8K69M

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
―
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau

Commercial

Director: Alexander Degtyarev

OKB-586 1951

Yuzhnoye Design Office, located in Dnipro, Ukraine, is a designer of satellites and rockets, and formerly of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) established by Mikhail Yangel in 1951. The Zenit launch vehicle currently launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome but also used to launch from an ocean platform, Odyssey.

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

R-36O 8K69M | OGCh 24

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 8, 1971, 11:45 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit

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R-36O 8K69M | OGCh 23

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 25, 1970, 2:05 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit

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