R-36O 8K69 Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the R-36O 8K69, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.

Data current as of 2026-07-21.

R-36O 8K69 made 16 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1966 and 1970. Of those, 14 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 88 percent. The busiest year was 1967, with 10 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1970.

16
Launch attempts
14
Successes
2
Failures
88%
Success rate

Launches per year

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1970 1 1 0 100%
1969 1 1 0 100%
1968 2 2 0 100%
1967 10 9 1 90%
1966 2 1 1 50%

Launch sites used

Sites the R-36O 8K69 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
NIIP-5 Soviet Union 16 14 2

Launch chronology

Every R-36O 8K69 launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Jul 28, 1970 1970-056 Yu45021-49T : 8S691, OGCh Retro, 8S692
+2 more , OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 22
NIIP-5 / LC191/66 Success
Sep 15, 1969 1969-077 Yu45021-50T : 8S691, OGCh Retro, deb R-36
+3 more , OGCh Adapter, 8S692, OGCh No. 21
NIIP-5 / LC191/66 Success
Oct 2, 1968 1968-082 V 22500-10T : 8S691, OGCh Retro, OGCh Adapter
+2 more , 8S692, OGCh No. 20
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Success
Apr 25, 1968 1968-037 Ya22500-17L(5MO) : 8S691, OGCh Retro, OGCh Adapter
+2 more , 8S692, OGCh No. 17LU
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
Oct 28, 1967 1967-106 Ya22500-13L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, 8S692
+2 more , OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 13L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
Oct 18, 1967 1967-099 Ya22500-16L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, 8S692
+2 more , OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 16L
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Success
Sep 22, 1967 1967-091 Ya22500-15L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, 8S692
+2 more , OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 15L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
Sep 19, 1967 1967-089 Ya22500-14L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, deb R-36
+3 more , 8S692, OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 14L
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Success
Aug 8, 1967 1967-077 Ya22500-10L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, deb R-36
+3 more , 8S692, OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 10L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
Jul 31, 1967 1967-074 Ya22500-12L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, deb R-36
+3 more , OGCh Adapter, 8S692, OGCh No. 12L
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Success
Jul 17, 1967 1967-069 Ya22500-11L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, deb Kosmos-169
+3 more , 8S692, OGCh Adapter, OGCh No. 11L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
May 17, 1967 1967-047 Ya22500-09L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, (16 objects)
+3 more , OGCh Adapter, 8S692, OGCh No. 09L
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Success
Mar 22, 1967 1967-F02 N 22500-08L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, OGCh Adapter
+2 more , 8S692, OGCh No. 08L
NIIP-5 / LC161/35 Failure
Jan 25, 1967 1967-005 N 22500-07L : 8S691, OGCh Retro, OGCh Adapter
+2 more , 8S692, OGCh No. 07L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success
Nov 2, 1966 1966-101 N 22500-06L : 8S691, OGCh, deb OGCh
+3 more , OGCh Adapter, 8S692, OGCh No. 06L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Failure
Sep 17, 1966 1966-088 U 22500-05L : 8S691, deb OGCh, OGCh Retro
+4 more , OGCh long lived debris, OGCh adapter, 8S692, OGCh No. 05L
NIIP-5 / LC162/36 Success