Rocket launches
Launch history and upcoming schedule for 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 1…
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 veh…
Tracks timing/status changes for up to the next 20 launches based on the last 120 days of updates.
No upcoming R-36O 8K69 launches scheduled.
