2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1968
  4. 1968-103
// orbital launch

N-6 No. 1

Proton-K launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on November 16, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 16, 1968 · 11:40 UTCLaunch 1968-103Launch no. 903 in the log
RocketProton-K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 16, 1968, 11:40
Launch designation
1968-103
Mission
N-6 No. 1
Flight name
Proton-4
Vehicle flight ID
236-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
481 km
Payload mass to orbit
17.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Proton-41968-103ANORAD 3544Central KB for Experimental Machine BuildingSpace science17.0 tReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 24, 1969

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