Author Topic: Cosmos 130 launch, 11A57 Voskhod - October 20, 1966 (Read 2798 times)

Satori · « **on:** 01/11/2013 08:38 pm »

Images taken from an old soviet film about the visit of several Communist Leaders to the Baykonur Cosmodrome.

Satori · « **Reply #1 on:** 01/11/2013 08:39 pm »

Launch took place at 0852UTC.

The launch was reported in the West http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19661020&id=Qv9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916,5723598

Satori · « **Reply #2 on:** 01/11/2013 08:41 pm »

This was 11A57 Voskhod (H15001-04) and launch took place from LC31/2 (actual LC31 PU-6).

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #3 on:** 01/11/2013 10:03 pm »

Thank you very much Rui ! Do you have a link to the original movie ?

Magic · « **Reply #4 on:** 01/15/2013 05:21 pm »

Was the second of two launches that day at Tyuratam. Earlier 1966-92A a Molniya 1-4 on a SL-6 was sent up. Wonder if the "visiting leaders" got to see that one too.

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #5 on:** 01/15/2013 05:26 pm »

Quote from: Magic on 01/15/2013 05:21 pm

Was the second of two launches that day at Tyuratam. Earlier 1966-92A a Molniya 1-4 on a SL-6 was sent up. Wonder if the "visiting leaders" got to see that one too.

Cosmos 130 launch occured from 17P32-6 (probably what you call "SL-6").
Molnia-1-4 launch occured from 17P32-5.

International delegation was very busy, since they also saw launches of UR-100, R-36 and R-16U...
I would be very happy to live a day like this...

Magic · « **Reply #6 on:** 01/15/2013 05:41 pm »

"probably what you call "SL-6"

Not mine was the old US DOD designation aka A-2-e
Nasa NSSDC lists it as a "Modified SS-6 (Sapwood)"
prefer the 8K78M...

Davd · « **Reply #7 on:** 02/21/2013 05:48 am »

Very nice. It is rather hard to find photos/footage of Soviet launches other than Sputnik 1, Vostok 1, and N-1s blowing up.

(if you saw the History Channel show "Secrets of Soviet Space Disasters", there's a few seconds of the 7/28/60 Vostok failure shown)