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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Arkhangelsk, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia |
Period | 1985 |
Number of tests | 10 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 114 kilotonnes of TNT (480 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1985 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 10 nuclear tests conducted in 1985. These tests [note 1] followed the 1984 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1987 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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659 - 1 | 10 February 1985 03:27:10.07 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1340 49°53′57″N78°46′46″E / 49.89917°N 78.77939°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 62 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
659 - 2 | 10 February 1985 03:27:10.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1340 49°53′57″N78°46′46″E / 49.89917°N 78.77939°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
659 - 3 | 10 February 1985 03:27:10.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1340 49°53′57″N78°46′46″E / 49.89917°N 78.77939°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
660 - 1 | 25 April 1985 00:57:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1319 49°55′36″N78°52′51″E / 49.92667°N 78.88083°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 74 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
660 - 2 | 25 April 1985 00:57:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1319 49°55′36″N78°52′51″E / 49.92667°N 78.88083°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
661 - 1 | 15 June 1985 00:57:03.21 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1341 49°54′30″N78°50′19″E / 49.90829°N 78.83869°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 114 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
661 - 2 | 15 June 1985 00:57:03.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1341 49°54′30″N78°50′19″E / 49.90829°N 78.83869°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
661 - 3 | 15 June 1985 00:57:03 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1061bis 49°55′15″N78°49′11″E / 49.92084°N 78.8196°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
662 Benzol (Benzine) | 18 June 1985 04:00:00.1 | SVET (5 hrs) | Khanty-Mansi, Russia 60°36′N72°42′E / 60.6°N 72.7°E | – 2,860 m (9,380 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation | 2.5 kt | [1] [5] [6] [8] [9] | Oil recovery intensification. 110 km SW Surgur. | ||
663 - 1 | 30 June 1985 02:39:05.13 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1354 49°51′52″N78°40′03″E / 49.86438°N 78.66744°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 86 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
663 - 2 | 30 June 1985 02:39:05.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1354 49°51′52″N78°40′03″E / 49.86438°N 78.66744°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
664 | 11 July 1985 02:57:02.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 175-pp 49°45′01″N78°02′36″E / 49.75024°N 78.04326°E | 682 m (2,238 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 500 t | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
666 Agat (Kvartz 1) | 18 July 1985 21:15:00.3 | MSK (3 hrs) | Arkhangelsk, Russia 65°59′38″N41°02′17″E / 65.994°N 41.038°E | – 770 m (2,530 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding | 8.5 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [9] | Seismic probing program. 150 km W Mizen. | ||
665 | 19 July 1985 04:00:08.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 901 49°48′12″N78°03′46″E / 49.80325°N 78.06276°E | 710 m (2,330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [9] | |||
667 | 20 July 1985 00:53:16.98 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1322 49°56′59″N78°47′02″E / 49.94972°N 78.78389°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 74 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
668 - 1 | 25 July 1985 03:11:09.23 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 152 49°48′57″N78°00′35″E / 49.8157°N 78.0096°E | 654 m (2,146 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 5 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
668 - 2 | 25 July 1985 03:11:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 152 49°48′57″N78°00′35″E / 49.8157°N 78.0096°E | 654 m (2,146 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [9] | |||
668 - 3 | 25 July 1985 03:11:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 152 49°48′57″N78°00′35″E / 49.8157°N 78.0096°E | 654 m (2,146 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [9] | |||
668 - 4 | 25 July 1985 03:11:09.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 152 49°48′57″N78°00′35″E / 49.8157°N 78.0096°E | 654 m (2,146 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [9] |