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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Western Kazakhstan |
Period | 1983 |
Number of tests | 27 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 150 kilotonnes of TNT (630 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1983 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 27 nuclear tests conducted in 1983. These tests [note 1] followed the 1982 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1984 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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607 | 11 March 1983 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 150p 49°48′52″N78°01′55″E / 49.81438°N 78.03204°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | 1000 kg | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
608 | 30 March 1983 04:17:10.22 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 177 49°46′52″N78°02′29″E / 49.781°N 78.0413°E | 670 m (2,200 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 2.7 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
unnumbered #7 | 11 April 1983 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 150-2p 49°49′23″N78°01′59″E / 49.823°N 78.033°E | + | tunnel, | no yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
609 | 12 April 1983 03:41:08.26 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 186 49°47′28″N78°04′51″E / 49.791°N 78.0807°E | 672 m (2,205 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 3 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
610 - 1 | 30 May 1983 03:33:47.04 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 215 49°44′38″N78°06′46″E / 49.7439°N 78.1127°E | 533 m (1,749 ft) – 245 m (804 ft) | tunnel, fundamental science | 20 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
610 - 2 | 30 May 1983 03:33:47.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 215 49°44′38″N78°06′46″E / 49.7439°N 78.1127°E | 533 m (1,749 ft) – 180 m (590 ft) | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
unnumbered #8 | 9 June 1983 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 150-3p 49°49′23″N78°01′59″E / 49.823°N 78.033°E | + | tunnel, | no yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
611 - 1 | 12 June 1983 02:36:46.12 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1320 49°55′30″N78°53′53″E / 49.925°N 78.89806°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 138 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
611 - 2 | 12 June 1983 02:36:46.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1320 49°55′30″N78°53′53″E / 49.925°N 78.89806°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
612 | 24 June 1983 02:56:13.85 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 176p 49°44′45″N78°02′15″E / 49.7459°N 78.0374°E | 652 m (2,139 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 1.8 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
613 Lira 1T (Lyra) | 10 July 1983 04:00:00.0 | URAT1 (6 hrs) | Western Kazakhstan: 1T 51°21′46″N53°18′20″E / 51.36273°N 53.30564°E | 76 m (249 ft) – 910 m (2,990 ft) | tunnel, cavity excavation | 15 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
614 Lira 2T (Lyra) | 10 July 1983 04:04:59.9 | URAT1 (6 hrs) | Western Kazakhstan: 2T 51°21′58″N53°19′33″E / 51.36604°N 53.32581°E | 70 m (230 ft) – 920 m (3,020 ft) | tunnel, cavity excavation | 15 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
615 Lira 3T (Lyra) | 10 July 1983 04:09:59.9 | URAT1 (6 hrs) | Western Kazakhstan: 3T 51°22′49″N53°20′20″E / 51.38024°N 53.33879°E | 69 m (226 ft) – 840 m (2,760 ft) | tunnel, cavity excavation | 15 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
616 - 1 | 18 August 1983 16:09:58.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-40 73°21′14″N54°58′26″E / 73.354°N 54.974°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 150 kt | Venting detected on site, 2 Ci (74 GBq) | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | ||
616 - 2 | 18 August 1983 16:09:58.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-40 73°21′14″N54°58′26″E / 73.354°N 54.974°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
616 - 3 | 18 August 1983 16:09:58.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-40 73°21′14″N54°58′26″E / 73.354°N 54.974°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
616 - 4 | 18 August 1983 16:09:58.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-40 73°21′14″N54°58′26″E / 73.354°N 54.974°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
616 - 5 | 18 August 1983 16:09:58.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-40 73°21′14″N54°58′26″E / 73.354°N 54.974°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
617 Dynamica (Dynamic) | 11 September 1983 06:33:13.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: K-2 49°47′07″N78°04′50″E / 49.7854°N 78.0806°E | 665 m (2,182 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 1.9 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
618 Vega 8T | 24 September 1983 05:00:00.0 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 8RT 46°46′59″N48°18′54″E / 46.783°N 48.315°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. | ||
619 Vega 9T | 24 September 1983 05:05:00.0 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 9RT 46°47′14″N48°17′47″E / 46.78719°N 48.29647°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. | ||
620 Vega 11T | 24 September 1983 05:10:00.1 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 11RT 46°46′01″N48°18′28″E / 46.76704°N 48.30789°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 920 m (3,020 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | 8.5 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
621 Vega 13T | 24 September 1983 05:15:00.1 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 13RT 46°45′00″N48°18′02″E / 46.75002°N 48.30064°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 1,100 m (3,600 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | 8.5 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
622 Vega 10T | 24 September 1983 05:19:59.9 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 10RT 46°45′14″N48°17′13″E / 46.75386°N 48.28686°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 950 m (3,120 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | 8.5 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
623 Vega 12T | 24 September 1983 05:25:00.0 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 12RT 46°45′58″N48°16′26″E / 46.766°N 48.274°E | 10 m (33 ft) – 1,070 m (3,510 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | 8.5 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
624 - 1 | 25 September 1983 13:09:58.22 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-21 73°19′41″N54°32′28″E / 73.328°N 54.541°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 500 m (1,600 ft) | tunnel, weapons development | 100 kt | Venting detected on site, 41 Ci (1,500 GBq) | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | ||
624 - 2 | 25 September 1983 13:09:58.2 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-21 73°19′41″N54°32′28″E / 73.328°N 54.541°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
624 - 3 | 25 September 1983 13:09:58.2 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-21 73°19′41″N54°32′28″E / 73.328°N 54.541°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
624 - 4 | 25 September 1983 13:09:58.2 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-21 73°19′41″N54°32′28″E / 73.328°N 54.541°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
625 - 1 | 6 October 1983 01:47:09.17 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1325 49°55′32″N78°45′23″E / 49.92564°N 78.75641°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 82 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
625 - 2 | 6 October 1983 01:47:09.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1325 49°55′32″N78°45′23″E / 49.92564°N 78.75641°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
626 | 26 October 1983 01:55:07.42 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1307 49°54′50″N78°49′25″E / 49.91386°N 78.82366°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 114 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
627 | 2 November 1983 04:18:54.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 203p 49°47′03″N78°08′07″E / 49.78416°N 78.13533°E | 587 m (1,926 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
628 - 1 | 20 November 1983 03:27:06.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1235 50°03′22″N78°59′50″E / 50.05599°N 78.99734°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 20 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
628 - 2 | 20 November 1983 03:27:06.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1235 50°03′22″N78°59′50″E / 50.05599°N 78.99734°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
629 | 29 November 1983 02:19:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 216 49°44′08″N78°05′58″E / 49.7355°N 78.0994°E | 681 m (2,234 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
630 - 1 | 29 November 1983 02:19:08.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 180 49°45′43″N78°03′02″E / 49.76203°N 78.0505°E | 823 m (2,700 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 19 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
630 - 2 | 29 November 1983 02:19:08.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 180 49°45′43″N78°03′02″E / 49.76203°N 78.0505°E | 823 m (2,700 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
631 | 26 December 1983 04:29:09.25 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 129 49°47′51″N78°06′13″E / 49.7975°N 78.1036°E | 611 m (2,005 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science | 30 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
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