Name [note 1]
| Date time (UT)
| Local time zone[note 2][2]
| Location[note 3]
| Elevation + height [note 4]
| Delivery, [note 5] Purpose [note 6]
| Device[note 7]
| Yield[note 8]
| Fallout[note 9]
| References
| Notes
|
143 Argon 1 (Joe 120)
| 2 February 1962 08:00:00.2
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: A-1 49.78198°N 77.99618°E / 49.78198; 77.99618 (143 Argon 1 (Joe 120))
| 700 m (2,300 ft) +
| tunnel, weapon effect
|
| 15 kt
|
| [1][3][4][5][6][7]
| First Soviet underground test.
|
144
| 1 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (144)
| N/A + 430 m (1,410 ft)
| atmospheric, weapons development
|
| 2.4 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
145
| 3 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (145)
| N/A + 180 m (590 ft)
| atmospheric, weapons development
|
| 1.6 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
146
| 4 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (146)
| N/A + 390 m (1,280 ft)
| atmospheric, weapons development
|
| 3.8 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
147
| 5 August 1962 09:08:45.8
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.2°N 52.5°E / 74.2; 52.5 (147)
| 0 + 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 21.1 Mt
|
| [1][6][10][11]
|
|
148
| 7 August 1962 03:00:??
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50.456°N 77.773°E / 50.456; 77.773 (148)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, weapons development
|
| 9.9 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
149
| 10 August 1962 09:00:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (149)
| 0 + 1,560 m (5,120 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 400 kt
|
| [1][5][6][11]
|
|
150
| 18 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (150)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 710 m (2,330 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 7.4 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
151
| 18 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (151)
| N/A + 310 m (1,020 ft)
| atmospheric, weapons development
|
| 5.8 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
152
| 20 August 1962 09:02:14.1
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.3°N 51.5°E / 74.3; 51.5 (152)
| 0 + 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 2.8 Mt
|
| [1][10][11][12]
| Khalturin names this an ICBM test from Chita.
|
153
| 21 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (153)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 590 m (1,940 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 23 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
156
| 22 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (156)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 740 m (2,430 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 3 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
155 Shkval (Flurry)
| 22 August 1962 09:00:00
| MSK (3 hrs) | Launch from Kola Peninsula Launch Area (Barents Sea) 73.71°N 45.2°E / 73.71; 45.2 (Launch_155 Shkval (Flurry)), elv: 0 + 2,000 m (0 + 6,562 ft); Detonation over Kola Peninsula Launch Area (Barents Sea) ~ 73.75°N 52.3°E / 73.75; 52.3 (155 Shkval (Flurry))
| 0 + 60 m (200 ft)
| cruise missile, weapons development
|
| 6 kt
|
| [1][6][11][12][13]
| Air launched (from TU-16K) cruise missile test. No other information on launch; trajectory is a guess. Location known only as "Kara Sea"; lat/lon a guess; official lat/lon is in NZ land corral.
|
154
| 22 August 1962 09:00:04.2
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 70.9917°N 55.52855°E / 70.9917; 55.52855 (154)
| 0 + 1,700 m (5,600 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 1.6 Mt
|
| [1][10][11][12][14]
|
|
157
| 23 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (157)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 680 m (2,230 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 2.5 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
159
| 25 August 1962 05:40:??
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (159)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 715 m (2,346 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 1 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
158
| 25 August 1962 09:??:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (158)
| 0 + 2,980 m (9,780 ft)
| air drop,
|
| 10 Mt
|
| [1][5][6][11][14]
|
|
161
| 27 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (161)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 245 m (804 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 11 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
160
| 27 August 1962 09:00:50.9
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.7°N 50.3°E / 74.7; 50.3 (160)
| 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 4.2 Mt
|
| [1][10][11][14]
|
|
162
| 31 August 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (162)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 700 m (2,300 ft)
| air drop, fundamental science
|
| 2.7 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
163
| 2 September 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (163)
| 0 + 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 80 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
unnumbered #4
| 6 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (unnumbered #4)
| 280 m (920 ft) +
| atmospheric,
|
| less than 0.001 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
164 Tyulpan (Tulip)
| 8 September 1962 10:17:57.7
| MSK (3 hrs) | Launch from Zabaykalsky (then Chita), Russia 51.91335°N 113.13053°E / 51.91335; 113.13053 (Launch_164 Tyulpan (Tulip)), elv: 685 + 0 m (2,247 + 0 ft); Detonation over NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.7°N 53.8°E / 73.7; 53.8 (164 Tyulpan (Tulip))
| N/A + 1,725 m (5,659 ft)
| high alt rocket (30–80 km), weapons development
|
| 1.9 Mt
|
| [1][10][11][13]
| Launched on an R-14 rocket from "Yasnaya railroad station" south of Chita toward Mityushikha Bay, NZ, 3600 km across Siberia. Probable ABM test.
|
165
| 15 September 1962 08:02:13.9
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.4°N 51.5°E / 74.4; 51.5 (165)
| 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 3.1 Mt
|
| [1][10][11]
|
|
166
| 16 September 1962 10:59:10.5
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.2°N 51.6°E / 74.2; 51.6 (166)
| 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 3.3 Mt
|
| [1][10][11]
|
|
unnumbered #5
| 18 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (unnumbered #5)
| 280 m (920 ft) +
| atmospheric,
|
| 10 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
167
| 18 September 1962 08:29:02.7
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.2°N 54.7°E / 73.2; 54.7 (167)
| 0 + 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 1.4 Mt
|
| [1][10][11]
|
|
168
| 19 September 1962 11:00:56.4
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.8°N 53.8°E / 73.8; 53.8 (168)
| 0 + 3,280 m (10,760 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 10 Mt
|
| [1][5][11][15][16]
|
|
169
| 21 September 1962 08:00:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (169)
| 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 2.4 Mt
|
| [1][6][11]
|
|
170
| 22 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50.416°N 77.74°E / 50.416; 77.74 (170)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| 210 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
171
| 24 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (171)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 630 m (2,070 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 1.2 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
172
| 25 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50.456°N 77.773°E / 50.456; 77.773 (172)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, weapons development
|
| 7 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
173
| 25 September 1962 13:02:31.7
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.7°N 55°E / 73.7; 55 (173)
| 0 + 4,090 m (13,420 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 19.1 Mt
|
| [1][5][6][11]
|
|
174
| 27 September 1962 08:03:16.4
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.3°N 52.4°E / 74.3; 52.4 (174)
| 0 + 3,900 m (12,800 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 20 Mt
|
| [1][6][10][11]
|
|
175
| 28 September 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (175)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 695 m (2,280 ft)
| air drop, fundamental science
|
| 1.3 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
176
| 7 October 1962 16:32:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (176)
| 0 + 1,440 m (4,720 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 320 kt
|
| [1][6][11][17]
|
|
177
| 9 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (177)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 645 m (2,116 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
178
| 9 October 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (178)
| 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 15 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
179
| 10 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (179)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 665 m (2,182 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 9.2 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
180
| 13 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (180)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 720 m (2,360 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 4.9 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
181
| 14 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (181)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 725 m (2,379 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 10 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
182
| 20 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (182)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 635 m (2,083 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 6.7 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
183
| 22 October 1962 09:06:10.1
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.4°N 54.9°E / 73.4; 54.9 (183)
| 0 + 3,230 m (10,600 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8.2 Mt
|
| [1][10][11][17]
|
|
185
| 27 October 1962 07:35:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (185)
| 0 + 1,550 m (5,090 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 260 kt
|
| [1][5][11][17]
|
|
186
| 28 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (186)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 670 m (2,200 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 7.8 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
188
| 28 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (188)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 645 m (2,116 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 7.8 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
189
| 29 October 1962 07:35:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (189)
| 0 + 1,550 m (5,090 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 360 kt
|
| [1][6][11][17]
|
|
190
| 30 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (190)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, weapons development
|
| 1.2 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
191
| 30 October 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (191)
| 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 280 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
192
| 31 October 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (192)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 690 m (2,260 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 10 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
194
| 1 November 1962 06:30:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (194)
| 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 240 kt
|
| [1][5][6][11][17]
|
|
193
| 1 November 1962 09:20:??
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (193)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 700 m (2,300 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 3 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
197
| 3 November 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (197)
| 0 + 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 45 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
198
| 3 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (198)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 710 m (2,330 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 4.7 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
196
| 3 November 1962 08:31:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (196)
| 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 390 kt
|
| [1][6][11][17]
|
|
199
| 4 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (199)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 600 m (2,000 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8.4 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
200
| 5 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50.43°N 77.83°E / 50.43; 77.83 (200)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 15 m (49 ft)
| tower, weapon effect
|
| 400 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
201
| 11 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50.416°N 77.74°E / 50.416; 77.74 (201)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 8 m (26 ft)
| tower, weapons development
|
| 100 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
202
| 13 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (202)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, weapons development
|
| 1000 kg
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
203
| 14 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (203)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 660 m (2,170 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 12 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
204
| 17 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (204)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 715 m (2,346 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 18 kt
|
| [1][5][6][7][9]
|
|
205
| 24 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (205)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| 1000 kg
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
206
| 26 November 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (206)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| 31 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
207
| 1 December 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.4°N 77.8°E / 50.4; 77.8 (207)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 680 m (2,230 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 2.4 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
209
| 18 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (209)
| 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
| air drop, fundamental science
|
| 69 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
208
| 18 December 1962 10:45:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (208)
| 0 + 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 110 kt
|
| [1][11][17]
|
|
210
| 20 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (210)
| 0 + 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8.3 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
211
| 22 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (211)
| 0 + 1,050 m (3,440 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 6.3 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
213
| 23 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (213)
| 0 + 1,470 m (4,820 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8.3 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
214
| 23 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (214)
| 0 + 1,270 m (4,170 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 2.4 kt
|
| [1][11]
|
|
215
| 23 December 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (215)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| less than 0.001 kt
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
212
| 23 December 1962 11:15:??
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (212)
| 0 + 1,460 m (4,790 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 430 kt
|
| [1][6][11][17]
|
|
216
| 24 December 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (216)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| 7 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
217
| 24 December 1962
| ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50.378°N 77.855°E / 50.378; 77.855 (217)
| 280 m (920 ft) + 0
| dry surface, safety experiment
|
| 28 t
|
| [1][6][7][8][9]
|
|
218
| 24 December 1962 10:44:21.9
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74.2°N 52.3°E / 74.2; 52.3 (218)
| 0 + 1,320 m (4,330 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 1.1 Mt
|
| [1][11][17]
|
|
219
| 24 December 1962 11:11:42.0
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.6°N 57.5°E / 73.6; 57.5 (219)
| 0 + 3,750 m (12,300 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 24.2 Mt
|
| [1][6][11][17]
| Reduced yield test of 50 Mt weapon.
|
220
| 25 December 1962 13:35:57.2
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73.4°N 56.5°E / 73.4; 56.5 (220)
| 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 3.1 Mt
|
| [1][7][11][17]
|
|
221
| 25 December 1962
| MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E / 73; 55 (221)
| 0 + 990 m (3,250 ft)
| air drop, weapons development
|
| 8.5 kt
|
| [1][7][11]
| Last Soviet atmospheric test.
|