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N-4 No. 4

UR-500 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on July 6, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 6, 1966 · 12:57 UTCLaunch 1966-060Launch no. 587 in the log
RocketUR-500
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 6, 1966, 12:57
Launch designation
1966-060
Mission
N-4 No. 4
Flight name
Proton-3
Vehicle flight ID
212

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
608 km
Payload mass to orbit
12.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Proton-31966-060ANORAD 2290Central KB for Experimental Machine BuildingSpace science12.2 tReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 16, 1966

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