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E-8-5 No. 402

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on June 14, 1969, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

June 14, 1969 · 04:00 UTCLaunch 1969-F08Launch no. 979 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeFailurestage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 14, 1969, 04:00
Launch designation
1969-F08
Mission
E-8-5 No. 402
Vehicle flight ID
238-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
200 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
[Luna-15]1969-F08Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya———
[VA]1969-F08Institut 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.