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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Bashkortostan, Russia; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1980 |
Number of tests | 24 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 200 kilotonnes of TNT (840 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1980 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 24 nuclear tests conducted in 1980. These tests [note 1] followed the 1979 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981 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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543 | 14 March 1980 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 603p 49°49′01″N 78°02′25″E / 49.81697°N 78.04039°E | 677 m (2,221 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
544 | 4 April 1980 05:32:59.83 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 126 50°00′01″N 77°49′50″E / 50.0002°N 77.83061°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
6 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
545 - 1 | 10 April 1980 04:07:00.19 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 181 49°46′41″N 78°03′17″E / 49.778°N 78.0547°E | 655 m (2,149 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
8 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
545 - 2 | 10 April 1980 04:07:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 181 49°46′41″N 78°03′17″E / 49.778°N 78.0547°E | 655 m (2,149 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
546 - 1 | 25 April 1980 03:57:00.06 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49°58′39″N 78°45′32″E / 49.97749°N 78.75886°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
19 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
546 - 2 | 25 April 1980 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49°58′39″N 78°45′32″E / 49.97749°N 78.75886°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
547 - 1 | 22 May 1980 03:57:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49°46′26″N 78°01′43″E / 49.7739°N 78.0287°E | 691 m (2,267 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
35 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
547 - 2 | 22 May 1980 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49°46′26″N 78°01′43″E / 49.7739°N 78.0287°E | 691 m (2,267 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
547 - 3 | 22 May 1980 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49°46′26″N 78°01′43″E / 49.7739°N 78.0287°E | 691 m (2,267 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
548 | 12 June 1980 03:27:00.19 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1083 49°59′24″N 78°59′26″E / 49.99°N 78.99058°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
37 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
549 Butan 1 (Butane) | 16 June 1980 06:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: 1 52°54′N 56°30′E / 52.9°N 56.5°E | – 1,400 m (4,600 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
3.2 kt | [1][3][5][6][9] | Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. | ||
551 | 25 June 1980 02:27:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 127 49°49′22″N 78°06′25″E / 49.8227°N 78.10707°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) – 152 m (499 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
300 t | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
550 Butan 3 (Butane) | 25 June 1980 06:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: 3 52°54′N 56°30′E / 52.9°N 56.5°E | – 1,390 m (4,560 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
3.2 kt | [1][3][5][6][9] | Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. | ||
552 - 1 | 29 June 1980 02:33:00.24 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49°56′55″N 78°49′05″E / 49.94861°N 78.81806°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
44 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
552 - 2 | 29 June 1980 02:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49°56′55″N 78°49′05″E / 49.94861°N 78.81806°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
552 - 3 | 29 June 1980 02:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49°56′55″N 78°49′05″E / 49.94861°N 78.81806°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
553 - 1 | 31 July 1980 03:33:00.07 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49°47′44″N 78°05′27″E / 49.7955°N 78.0907°E | 689 m (2,260 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
20 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
553 - 2 | 31 July 1980 03:33:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49°47′44″N 78°05′27″E / 49.7955°N 78.0907°E | 689 m (2,260 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
554 | 14 September 1980 02:42:41.71 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1220 49°56′14″N 78°47′48″E / 49.93724°N 78.79659°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
200 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
555 Dynamica (Dynamic) | 25 September 1980 06:21:13.06 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: K-1 49°47′08″N 78°04′50″E / 49.7855°N 78.0805°E | 663 m (2,175 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
5 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
556 Vega 1T | 8 October 1980 06:00:00.3 | VOLT (4 hrs) |
Astrakhan, Russia: 1T 46°45′23″N 48°16′26″E / 46.75645°N 48.27378°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 1,025 m (3,363 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
8.5 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
557 - 1 | 11 October 1980 07:09:57.47 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73°20′10″N 54°56′24″E / 73.336°N 54.94°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 600 m (2,000 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
130 kt | [1][5][6][7][10] | |||
557 - 2 | 11 October 1980 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73°20′10″N 54°56′24″E / 73.336°N 54.94°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][9] | |||
557 - 3 | 11 October 1980 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73°20′10″N 54°56′24″E / 73.336°N 54.94°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][9] | |||
557 - 4 | 11 October 1980 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73°20′10″N 54°56′24″E / 73.336°N 54.94°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][7] | |||
557 - 5 | 11 October 1980 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73°18′N 54°54′E / 73.3°N 54.9°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | Venting detected off site, 5 Ci (180 GBq) | [1][3][5][6][9] | ||
557 - 6 | 11 October 1980 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73°18′N 54°54′E / 73.3°N 54.9°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][9] | |||
557 - 7 | 11 October 1980 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73°18′N 54°54′E / 73.3°N 54.9°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][9] | |||
558 - 1 | 12 October 1980 03:34:16.65 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49°58′03″N 79°01′21″E / 49.9675°N 79.0225°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 440 m (1,440 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
102 kt | Venting detected | [1][4][5][6][7] | ||
558 - 2 | 12 October 1980 03:34:16.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49°58′03″N 79°01′21″E / 49.9675°N 79.0225°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 510 m (1,670 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
559 | 23 October 1980 03:57:11.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204p 49°44′53″N 78°07′36″E / 49.74813°N 78.12673°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
560 Batolit 1 (Batholith) | 1 November 1980 13:00:00.4 | KRAT (7 hrs) |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: BT-1 60°48′N 97°33′E / 60.8°N 97.55°E | – 720 m (2,360 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
8 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Seismic probing program. 430 km NW Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk. | ||
561 | 5 December 1980 04:17:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204-pp 49°44′57″N 78°07′42″E / 49.74919°N 78.1282°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) – 36 m (118 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
100 t | Venting detected | [1][3][4][5][6] | ||
562 - 1 | 5 December 1980 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49°49′51″N 78°06′50″E / 49.83083°N 78.11389°E | 640 m (2,100 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
562 - 2 | 5 December 1980 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49°49′51″N 78°06′50″E / 49.83083°N 78.11389°E | 640 m (2,100 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
562 - 3 | 5 December 1980 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49°49′51″N 78°06′50″E / 49.83083°N 78.11389°E | 640 m (2,100 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
563 Angara | 10 December 1980 07:00:00.1 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Khanty-Mansi, Russia 61°44′46″N 66°46′35″E / 61.74616°N 66.77651°E | – 2,485 m (8,153 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
15 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Oil recovery intensification. 150 km NW Khanty-Mansiysk. | ||
564 - 1 | 14 December 1980 03:47:09.01 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49°54′35″N 78°55′04″E / 49.90968°N 78.91789°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
101 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
564 - 2 | 14 December 1980 03:47:09.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49°54′35″N 78°55′04″E / 49.90968°N 78.91789°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
564 - 3 | 14 December 1980 03:47:09.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49°54′35″N 78°55′04″E / 49.90968°N 78.91789°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
565 | 26 December 1980 04:07:09.3 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-2p 49°49′31″N 78°04′51″E / 49.8254°N 78.08079°E | 660 m (2,170 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
2 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
566 - 1 | 27 December 1980 04:09:10.63 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50°04′04″N 78°58′28″E / 50.06781°N 78.97432°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
100 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
566 - 2 | 27 December 1980 04:09:10.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50°04′04″N 78°58′27″E / 50.06781°N 78.97423°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] |
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