1969 | |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Mangystau, Kazakhstan; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Perm, Russia; Sary-Uzen/ Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Stavropol, Russia |
Period | 1969 |
Number of tests | 19 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 540 kilotonnes of TNT (2,300 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1969 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 19 nuclear tests conducted in 1969. These tests [note 1] followed the 1968 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1970 Soviet nuclear tests series.
Name [note 2] | Date time ( UT) | Local time zone [note 3] [2] | Location [note 4] | Elevation + height [note 5] | Delivery,
[note 6] Purpose [note 7] |
Device [note 8] | Yield [note 9] | Fallout [note 10] | References | Notes |
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297 | 7 March 1969 08:26:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Zh-2p 49°49′17″N 78°03′46″E / 49.8215°N 78.0627°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
49 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
298 | 4 April 1969 04:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 19p 49°45′16″N 78°03′36″E / 49.75437°N 78.05993°E | 728 m (2,388 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
299 | 13 April 1969 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 24p 49°44′10″N 78°06′02″E / 49.7362°N 78.1005°E | 673 m (2,208 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
unknown yield | [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
300 | 16 May 1969 04:02:59.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 709 49°45′34″N 78°04′33″E / 49.7594°N 78.0758°E | 629 m (2,064 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
16 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
301 | 31 May 1969 05:01:59.4 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 108 49°57′04″N 77°41′11″E / 49.95107°N 77.6865°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
18 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
302 - 1 | 4 July 1969 02:46:59.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 710 49°44′46″N 78°06′41″E / 49.746°N 78.1113°E | 599 m (1,965 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
15 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
302 - 2 | 4 July 1969 02:46:59.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 710 49°44′46″N 78°06′41″E / 49.746°N 78.1113°E | 599 m (1,965 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
303 | 23 July 1969 02:47:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 801 49°48′56″N 78°07′47″E / 49.8156°N 78.1296°E | 659 m (2,162 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
16 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
304 Grifon (Griffin) | 2 September 1969 04:59:58.6 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Perm, Russia: 1001 57°13′12″N 55°23′35″E / 57.22°N 55.393°E | – 1,210 m (3,970 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
7.6 kt | [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | Oil recovery intensification. | ||
305 Grifon (Griffin) | 8 September 1969 04:59:58.7 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Perm, Russia: 1002 57°13′12″N 55°25′01″E / 57.22°N 55.417°E | – 1,210 m (3,970 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
7.6 kt | [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | Oil recovery intensification. | ||
306 - 1 | 11 September 1969 04:02:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 503 49°46′35″N 77°59′48″E / 49.7763°N 77.9967°E | 682 m (2,238 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
6.2 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
306 - 2 | 11 September 1969 04:02:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 503 49°46′35″N 77°59′48″E / 49.7763°N 77.9967°E | 682 m (2,238 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
307 Stavropol | 26 September 1969 06:59:58.1 | MSK (3 hrs) |
Stavropol, Russia: ? 45°53′24″N 42°28′19″E / 45.89°N 42.472°E | – 725 m (2,379 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
10 kt | [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | Gas extraction intensification. | ||
308 - 1 | 1 October 1969 04:02:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 607 49°46′57″N 78°05′54″E / 49.7825°N 78.0983°E | 634 m (2,080 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
16 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
308 - 2 | 1 October 1969 04:02:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 607 49°46′57″N 78°05′54″E / 49.7825°N 78.0983°E | 634 m (2,080 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
309 - 1 | 14 October 1969 07:00:06.61 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-7 73°23′24″N 54°47′13″E / 73.39°N 54.787°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 500 m (1,600 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
540 kt | Venting detected, more than 1 MCi (37 PBq) | [1] [5] [6] [7] [10] | 80 military personnel witnessing the test were exposed to venting to levels of 40–80 rads. | |
309 - 2 | 14 October 1969 07:00:06.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-7 73°23′24″N 54°47′13″E / 73.39°N 54.787°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [6] [7] [8] [11] | |||
309 - 3 | 14 October 1969 07:00:07 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-9 73°24′N 54°48′E / 73.4°N 54.8°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 520 m (1,710 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | Venting detected off site, more than 1 kCi (37 TBq) | [1] [6] [7] [8] [11] | ||
310 | 30 October 1969 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 506p 49°50′20″N 78°07′10″E / 49.83878°N 78.11945°E | 580 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
unknown yield | [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
311 | 27 November 1969 05:02:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 511 49°49′51″N 78°04′04″E / 49.83077°N 78.06776°E | 600 m (2,000 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
unknown yield | [1] [4] [6] [7] [8] | |||
312 | 30 November 1969 03:32:59.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1054 49°55′29″N 78°57′19″E / 49.92472°N 78.95522°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
125 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
313 Say-Utes 2T | 6 December 1969 07:02:59.9 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Mangystau, Kazakhstan: 2-T 43°49′11″N 54°46′59″E / 43.81986°N 54.78317°E | – 410 m (1,350 ft) | underground shaft, earth moving |
30 kt | [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] | Alluvial crators created, possibly testing for thermonuke test site. | ||
314 | 28 December 1969 03:47:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°56′15″N 77°42′51″E / 49.93742°N 77.71418°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
40 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
315 | 29 December 1969 04:02:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Sh-1 49°44′01″N 78°06′08″E / 49.7337°N 78.1022°E | 496 m (1,627 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
10 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |