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E-8 No. 201

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on February 19, 1969, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 19, 1969 · 06:48 UTCLaunch 1969-F04Launch no. 937 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeFailurepayload fairing failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 19, 1969, 06:48
Launch designation
1969-F04
Mission
E-8 No. 201
Vehicle flight ID
239-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
15 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · FF

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
[Luna-15]1969-F04Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya———
[Lunokhod]1969-F04Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya———

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