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E-8-5 No. 403

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 23, 1969, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

September 23, 1969 · 14:07 UTCLaunch 1969-080Launch no. 1,013 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 restart failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 23, 1969, 14:07
Launch designation
1969-080
Mission
E-8-5 No. 403
Flight name
Kosmos-300
Vehicle flight ID
244-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
207 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.7 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3001969-080ANORAD 4104Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space3,180 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 27, 1969
Kosmos-300 VA1969-080AMinistry of General Machine Building———

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