1965 | |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Bashkortostan, Russia; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1965 |
Number of tests | 14 |
Test type | cratering, underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 140 kilotonnes of TNT (590 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1965 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 14 nuclear tests conducted in 1965. These tests [note 1] followed the 1964 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1966 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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231 Chagan | 15 January 1965 06:00:00.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1004 49°56′07″N 79°00′31″E / 49.9354°N 79.008473°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 178 m (584 ft) | cratering, earth moving |
140 kt | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | Equivalent to US Sedan experiment, first Soviet industrial use of nuclear force. The crater and a backup impoundment became Lake Chagan or Balapin, crater 408 m × 100 m (1,339 ft × 328 ft). | ||
232 | 4 February 1965 06:00:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: A 49°46′21″N 77°59′39″E / 49.77238°N 77.99428°E | 726 m (2,382 ft) – 262 m (860 ft) | tunnel, fundamental science |
44 kt | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
233 | 3 March 1965 06:14:59.4 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Zh-3 49°49′29″N 78°03′10″E / 49.8247°N 78.0527°E | 625 m (2,051 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
27 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
234 | 27 March 1965 06:30:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: V-2 or A-2p 49°46′24″N 77°59′05″E / 49.77347°N 77.98465°E | 700 m (2,300 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
60 t | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
235 Butan (Butane) - 1 | 30 March 1965 08:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: 617 53°06′48″N 55°51′08″E / 53.1134°N 55.85229°E | – 1,340 m (4,400 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
2.3 kt | [1][3][6][7][8][9] | First salvo explosion in 2 shafts; oil recovery intensification. | ||
235 Butan (Butane) - 2 | 30 March 1965 08:00:00 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: 618 53°06′48″N 55°51′01″E / 53.1134°N 55.85029°E | – 1,375 m (4,511 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
2.3 kt | [1][3][6][7][8][9] | |||
236 | 11 May 1965 06:40:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: A-p? 49°46′13″N 77°59′39″E / 49.7702°N 77.9943°E | 726 m (2,382 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
14 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
237 Butan (Butane) | 10 June 1965 07:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: 622 53°06′37″N 55°51′01″E / 53.1104°N 55.85029°E | – 1,350 m (4,430 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
7.6 kt | [1][3][6][7][8][9] | Oil recovery intensification. | ||
238 | 17 June 1965 03:45:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Zh-1 49°49′42″N 78°04′01″E / 49.8284°N 78.0669°E | 630 m (2,070 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
24 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
239 | 29 July 1965 03:05:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: A-1sh 49°46′47″N 77°59′53″E / 49.7797°N 77.9981°E | 700 m (2,300 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science |
1.1 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
240 | 17 September 1965 04:00:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1 49°48′42″N 78°08′48″E / 49.8116°N 78.1467°E | 685 m (2,247 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
15 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
241 | 8 October 1965 06:00:00.4 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-1 49°49′33″N 78°06′41″E / 49.8259°N 78.1114°E | 630 m (2,070 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
29 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
242 Sary-Uzen | 14 October 1965 04:00:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1003 49°59′28″N 77°38′06″E / 49.99102°N 77.63508°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) – 48 m (157 ft) | cratering, earth moving |
1.1 kt | [1][4][6][7][10] | Cratering explosion for reservoir, test in Sary-Uzen. Cratered 107 m × 31 m (351 ft × 102 ft), and a small chemical charge opened the lip. The crater filled with artesian water. | ||
243 | 21 November 1965 04:58:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Zh-2 49°49′09″N 78°03′49″E / 49.8192°N 78.0636°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
29 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
244 | 24 December 1965 05:00:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-3 49°48′16″N 78°06′24″E / 49.8045°N 78.1067°E | 781 m (2,562 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
6.7 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] |
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