R-36O 8K69

In-active

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (OKB-586)

July 28, 1965

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
    32.6 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    182 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    R-36O 8K69
  • Family
  • Variant
    8K69
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    R-36O 8K69
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.

R-36O 8K69 | R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 22

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 28, 1970, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
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R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 21

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 15, 1969, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 20

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 2, 1968, 1:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 19

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 27, 1968, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 18

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 20, 1968, 10:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 17

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 25, 1968, 12:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 16

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 28, 1967, 1:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 15

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 18, 1967, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 14

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 22, 1967, 2:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 13

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 19, 1967, 2:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 12

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 8, 1967, 4:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 11

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 31, 1967, 4:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 10

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 17, 1967, 4:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 9

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 17, 1967, 4:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 8

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 22, 1967, 2:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 7

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 25, 1967, 1:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 6

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 2, 1966, 12:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 5

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 17, 1966, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 4

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 19, 1966, 7:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Suborbital
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 2

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 5, 1966, 12:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Suborbital
Explore Share

R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 1

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 16, 1965, 2:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Suborbital
Explore Share

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