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N-4 No. 1

UR-500 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on July 16, 1965, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 1965 · 11:16 UTCLaunch 1965-054Launch no. 457 in the log
RocketUR-500
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 1965, 11:16
Launch designation
1965-054
Mission
N-4 No. 1
Flight name
Proton
Vehicle flight ID
107207-01 (207)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
792 km
Payload mass to orbit
8.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Proton1965-054ANORAD 1466OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevSpace science8,300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 11, 1965

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