1989 | |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1989 |
Number of tests | 7 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 118 kilotonnes of TNT (490 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1989 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 7 nuclear tests conducted in 1989. These tests [note 1] followed the 1988 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1990 Soviet nuclear tests series.
Test 714 consisted of three devices with a combined yield of 85 kilotonnes of TNT (360 TJ). This was the last nuclear test at Semipalatinsk.[2]
Name [note 2] | Date time (UT) | Local time zone[note 3][3] | 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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708 - 1 | 22 January 1989 03:57:09.06 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1328 49°56′25″N 78°48′58″E / 49.94029°N 78.81603°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
118 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
708 - 2 | 22 January 1989 03:57:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1328 49°56′25″N 78°48′58″E / 49.94029°N 78.81603°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
709 | 12 February 1989 04:15:09.26 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1366 49°55′03″N 78°42′44″E / 49.9174°N 78.71217°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
63 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
710 | 17 February 1989 04:01:09.22 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 139 49°49′25″N 78°04′05″E / 49.8235°N 78.068°E | 648 m (2,126 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
10 kt | [1][5][6][7][8] | |||
711 | 8 July 1989 03:47:00.09 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1352 49°52′07″N 78°46′43″E / 49.86849°N 78.77867°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
22 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
712 - 1 | 2 September 1989 04:16:59.85 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1410 50°00′34″N 78°59′05″E / 50.00945°N 78.98467°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
6 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
712 - 2 | 2 September 1989 04:16:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1410 50°00′34″N 78°59′05″E / 50.00945°N 78.98467°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
713 | 4 October 1989 11:30:00.16 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 169/2 49°44′59″N 78°00′42″E / 49.7498°N 78.0117°E | 680 m (2,230 ft) – 94 m (308 ft) | tunnel, weapon effect |
4 kt | [1][5][6][7][8] | |||
714 - 1 | 19 October 1989 09:49:59.98 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1365 49°55′20″N 78°54′30″E / 49.92222°N 78.90833°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 628 m (2,060 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
85 kt | [1][5][6][7][8] | |||
714 - 2 | 19 October 1989 09:50:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1365 49°55′20″N 78°54′30″E / 49.92222°N 78.90833°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 592 m (1,942 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][6][7][9][10] | |||
714 - 3 | 19 October 1989 09:50:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1365 49°55′20″N 78°54′30″E / 49.92222°N 78.90833°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 556 m (1,824 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][6][7][9][10] |