1981 | |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; Nenetsky, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Perm, Russia |
Period | 1981 |
Number of tests | 21 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 150 kilotonnes of TNT (630 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1981 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 21 nuclear tests conducted in 1981. These tests [note 1] followed the 1980 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1982 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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567 | 25 March 1981 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 603-pp 49°49′05″N 78°02′26″E / 49.81806°N 78.04053°E | 677 m (2,221 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
568 - 1 | 29 March 1981 04:03:52.58 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1234 50°01′23″N 78°58′43″E / 50.02305°N 78.97872°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
30 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
568 - 2 | 29 March 1981 04:03:52.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1234 50°01′23″N 78°58′43″E / 50.02305°N 78.97872°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, fundamental science |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
568 - 3 | 29 March 1981 04:03:52.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1234 50°01′23″N 78°58′43″E / 50.02305°N 78.97872°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, fundamental science |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
569 - 1 | 22 April 1981 01:17:13.91 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1232 49°53′59″N 78°48′22″E / 49.89986°N 78.80613°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
92 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
569 - 2 | 22 April 1981 01:17:13.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1232 49°53′59″N 78°48′22″E / 49.89986°N 78.80613°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
569 - 3 | 22 April 1981 01:17:13.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1232 49°53′59″N 78°48′22″E / 49.89986°N 78.80613°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
570 Pirit (Pyrite) | 25 May 1981 05:00:00.3 | KRAT (7 hrs) |
Nenetsky, Russia 67°57′10″N 53°58′03″E / 67.95265°N 53.96737°E | – 1,511 m (4,957 ft) | underground shaft, extinguishing oil/gas fires |
37.6 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Gas fire shaft closure. | ||
571 | 27 May 1981 03:58:14.88 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1203 49°59′19″N 78°58′09″E / 49.9887°N 78.96913°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
20 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
572 | 4 June 1981 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 603-pp 49°49′08″N 78°02′27″E / 49.81902°N 78.04075°E | 677 m (2,221 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
573 - 1 | 30 June 1981 01:57:15.34 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 187 49°46′01″N 78°04′28″E / 49.7669°N 78.0744°E | 633 m (2,077 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
12 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
573 - 2 | 30 June 1981 01:57:15.3 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 187 49°46′01″N 78°04′28″E / 49.7669°N 78.0744°E | 633 m (2,077 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
574 | 17 July 1981 02:37:18.12 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 106 49°48′23″N 78°08′07″E / 49.8064°N 78.1352°E | 802 m (2,631 ft) – 146 m (479 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
9.3 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
575 - 1 | 14 August 1981 02:27:15.24 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 184 49°45′31″N 78°03′23″E / 49.7587°N 78.0565°E | 717 m (2,352 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
5.6 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
575 - 2 | 14 August 1981 02:27:15.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 184 49°45′31″N 78°03′23″E / 49.7587°N 78.0565°E | 717 m (2,352 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
575 - 3 | 14 August 1981 02:27:15.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 184 49°45′31″N 78°03′23″E / 49.7587°N 78.0565°E | 717 m (2,352 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
576 Geliy 1 (Helium) | 2 September 1981 04:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Perm, Russia: 401 60°36′N 55°42′E / 60.6°N 55.7°E | – 2,090 m (6,860 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
3.2 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Oil recovery intensification.170 km NE Bereznyaki. | ||
577 | 13 September 1981 02:17:20.84 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1233 49°54′53″N 78°53′39″E / 49.91478°N 78.89416°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
150 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
578 Vega 4T | 26 September 1981 05:00:00.3 | VOLT (4 hrs) |
Astrakhan, Russia: 4T/2 46°47′37″N 48°18′31″E / 46.79357°N 48.30856°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 1,050 m (3,440 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
8.5 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. 35 km N Astrakhan. | ||
579 Vega 2T | 26 September 1981 05:03:59.9 | VOLT (4 hrs) |
Astrakhan, Russia: 2T/2 46°46′33″N 48°18′04″E / 46.77591°N 48.30111°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 1,050 m (3,440 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
8.5 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. 35 km N Astrakhan. | ||
580 - 1 | 1 October 1981 12:14:57.23 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-23 73°18′14″N 54°49′05″E / 73.304°N 54.818°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 600 m (2,000 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
140 kt | [1][5][6][7][9] | |||
580 - 2 | 1 October 1981 12:14:57.2 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-23 73°18′14″N 54°49′05″E / 73.304°N 54.818°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][10] | |||
580 - 3 | 1 October 1981 12:14:57.2 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-23 73°18′14″N 54°49′05″E / 73.304°N 54.818°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][10] | |||
580 - 4 | 1 October 1981 12:14:57.2 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-23 73°18′14″N 54°49′05″E / 73.304°N 54.818°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][5][6][10] | |||
581 | 16 October 1981 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 136-pp 49°49′47″N 78°04′50″E / 49.82982°N 78.08045°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
582 - 1 | 18 October 1981 03:57:05.22 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1236 49°55′44″N 78°50′37″E / 49.92896°N 78.84349°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
107 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
582 - 2 | 18 October 1981 03:57:05.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1236 49°55′44″N 78°50′37″E / 49.92896°N 78.84349°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
583 Shpat 2 (Spar) | 22 October 1981 14:00:00.4 | KRAT (7 hrs) |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: ShP-2 63°48′12″N 97°31′54″E / 63.80332°N 97.53177°E | – 580 m (1,900 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
8.5 kt | [1][3][5][6][7] | Gas extraction intensification. 140 km W Tura, Krasnoyarsk. | ||
584 - 1 | 20 November 1981 04:57:05.07 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 103 49°44′24″N 78°05′47″E / 49.7401°N 78.0965°E | 620 m (2,030 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
8 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
584 - 2 | 20 November 1981 04:57:05.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 103 49°44′24″N 78°05′47″E / 49.7401°N 78.0965°E | 620 m (2,030 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
585 - 1 | 29 November 1981 03:35:11.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1237 49°54′10″N 78°50′51″E / 49.90269°N 78.84754°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
31 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
585 - 2 | 29 November 1981 03:35:11.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1237 49°54′10″N 78°50′51″E / 49.90269°N 78.84754°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
585 - 3 | 29 November 1981 03:35:11.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1237 49°54′10″N 78°50′51″E / 49.90269°N 78.84754°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][8] | |||
586 - 1 | 22 December 1981 04:31:05.27 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 135 49°49′36″N 78°04′33″E / 49.8267°N 78.0757°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
7 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
586 - 2 | 22 December 1981 04:31:05.3 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 135 49°49′36″N 78°04′33″E / 49.8267°N 78.0757°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
586 - 3 | 22 December 1981 04:31:05.3 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 135 49°49′36″N 78°04′33″E / 49.8267°N 78.0757°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||
587 | 27 December 1981 03:43:16.72 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1312 49°55′53″N 78°47′10″E / 49.93144°N 78.7862°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
150 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] |
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