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E-6 No. 9

Molniya 8K78 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 12, 1965, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

March 12, 1965 · 09:25 UTCLaunch 1965-018Launch no. 417 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78variant E6
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 12, 1965, 09:25
Launch designation
1965-018
Mission
E-6 No. 9
Flight name
Kosmos-60 [8K78/E6? ]
Vehicle flight ID
G 15000- 24/R10325

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
270 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-601965-018ANORAD 1246OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevDeep space1,288 kgReentered attached to another object · Mar 17, 1965
ALS1965-018ANII-88 (Nauchno-Issledovatel'niy Institut 88)———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.