# 1962 Soviet nuclear tests

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The Soviet Union's 1962 nuclear test series was a group of 78 nuclear tests conducted in 1962. These tests followed the Soviet Project K nuclear tests series and preceded the 1964 Soviet nuclear tests series.
Soviet Union's 1962 series tests and detonations :
| Name | Date time (UT) | Local time zone | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery, Purpose | Yield | Notes |
| 143 Argon 1 (Joe 120) | 2 February 1962 08:00:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: A-1 49°46′55″N 77°59′46″E﻿ / ﻿49.78198°N 77.99618°E﻿ / 49.78198; 77.99618﻿ (143 Argon 1 (Joe 120)) | 700 m (2,300 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 15 kt | First Soviet underground test. |
| 144 | 1 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (144) | N/A + 430 m (1,410 ft) | atmospheric, weapons development | 2.4 kt | |
| 145 | 3 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (145) | N/A + 180 m (590 ft) | atmospheric, weapons development | 1.6 kt | |
| 146 | 4 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (146) | N/A + 390 m (1,280 ft) | atmospheric, weapons development | 3.8 kt | |
| 147 | 5 August 1962 09:08:45.8 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°12′N 52°30′E﻿ / ﻿74.2°N 52.5°E﻿ / 74.2; 52.5﻿ (147) | 0 + 3,600 m (11,800 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 21.1 Mt | |
| 148 | 7 August 1962 03:00:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50°27′22″N 77°46′23″E﻿ / ﻿50.456°N 77.773°E﻿ / 50.456; 77.773﻿ (148) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, weapons development | 9.9 kt | |
| 149 | 10 August 1962 09:00:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (149) | 0 + 1,560 m (5,120 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 400 kt | |
| 150 | 18 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (150) | 280 m (920 ft) + 710 m (2,330 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 7.4 kt | |
| 151 | 18 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (151) | N/A + 310 m (1,020 ft) | atmospheric, weapons development | 5.8 kt | |
| 152 | 20 August 1962 09:02:14.1 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°18′N 51°30′E﻿ / ﻿74.3°N 51.5°E﻿ / 74.3; 51.5﻿ (152) | 0 + 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 2.8 Mt | Khalturin names this an ICBM test from Chita. |
| 153 | 21 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (153) | 280 m (920 ft) + 590 m (1,940 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 23 kt | |
| 156 | 22 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (156) | 280 m (920 ft) + 740 m (2,430 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 3 kt | |
| 155 Shkval (Flurry) | 22 August 1962 09:00:00 | MSK (3 hrs) | Launch from Kola Peninsula Launch Area (Barents Sea) 73°43′N 45°12′E﻿ / ﻿73.71°N 45.2°E﻿ / 73.71; 45.2﻿ (Launch_155 Shkval (Flurry)), elv: 0 + 2,000 m (0 + 6,562 ft); Detonation over Kola Peninsula Launch Area (Barents Sea) ~ 73°45′N 52°18′E﻿ / ﻿73.75°N 52.3°E﻿ / 73.75; 52.3﻿ (155 Shkval (Flurry)) | 0 + 60 m (200 ft) | cruise missile, weapons development | 6 kt | Air launched (from TU-16K) cruise missile test. No other information on launch; trajectory is a guess. Location known only as "Kara Sea"; lat/lon a guess; official lat/lon is in NZ land corral. |
| 154 | 22 August 1962 09:00:04.2 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 70°59′30″N 55°31′43″E﻿ / ﻿70.9917°N 55.52855°E﻿ / 70.9917; 55.52855﻿ (154) | 0 + 1,700 m (5,600 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 1.6 Mt | |
| 157 | 23 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (157) | 280 m (920 ft) + 680 m (2,230 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 2.5 kt | |
| 159 | 25 August 1962 05:40:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (159) | 280 m (920 ft) + 715 m (2,346 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 1 kt | |
| 158 | 25 August 1962 09:??:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (158) | 0 + 2,980 m (9,780 ft) | air drop, | 10 Mt | |
| 161 | 27 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (161) | 280 m (920 ft) + 245 m (804 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 11 kt | |
| 160 | 27 August 1962 09:00:50.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°42′N 50°18′E﻿ / ﻿74.7°N 50.3°E﻿ / 74.7; 50.3﻿ (160) | 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 4.2 Mt | |
| 162 | 31 August 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (162) | 280 m (920 ft) + 700 m (2,300 ft) | air drop, fundamental science | 2.7 kt | |
| 163 | 2 September 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (163) | 0 + 1,300 m (4,300 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 80 kt | |
| unnumbered #4 | 6 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (unnumbered #4) | 280 m (920 ft) + | atmospheric, | less than 0.001 kt | |
| 164 Tyulpan (Tulip) | 8 September 1962 10:17:57.7 | MSK (3 hrs) | Launch from Zabaykalsky (then Chita), Russia 51°54′48″N 113°07′50″E﻿ / ﻿51.91335°N 113.13053°E﻿ / 51.91335; 113.13053﻿ (Launch_164 Tyulpan (Tulip)), elv: 685 + 0 m (2,247 + 0 ft); Detonation over NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°42′N 53°48′E﻿ / ﻿73.7°N 53.8°E﻿ / 73.7; 53.8﻿ (164 Tyulpan (Tulip)) | N/A + 1,725 m (5,659 ft) | high alt rocket (30–80 km), weapons development | 1.9 Mt | Launched on an R-14 rocket from "Yasnaya railroad station" south of Chita toward Mityushikha Bay, NZ, 3600 km across Siberia. Probable ABM test. |
| 165 | 15 September 1962 08:02:13.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°24′N 51°30′E﻿ / ﻿74.4°N 51.5°E﻿ / 74.4; 51.5﻿ (165) | 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 3.1 Mt | |
| 166 | 16 September 1962 10:59:10.5 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°12′N 51°36′E﻿ / ﻿74.2°N 51.6°E﻿ / 74.2; 51.6﻿ (166) | 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 3.3 Mt | |
| unnumbered #5 | 18 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (unnumbered #5) | 280 m (920 ft) + | atmospheric, | 10 kt | |
| 167 | 18 September 1962 08:29:02.7 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°12′N 54°42′E﻿ / ﻿73.2°N 54.7°E﻿ / 73.2; 54.7﻿ (167) | 0 + 2,000 m (6,600 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 1.4 Mt | |
| 168 | 19 September 1962 11:00:56.4 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°48′N 53°48′E﻿ / ﻿73.8°N 53.8°E﻿ / 73.8; 53.8﻿ (168) | 0 + 3,280 m (10,760 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 10 Mt | |
| 169 | 21 September 1962 08:00:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (169) | 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 2.4 Mt | |
| 170 | 22 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50°24′58″N 77°44′24″E﻿ / ﻿50.416°N 77.74°E﻿ / 50.416; 77.74﻿ (170) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | 210 t | |
| 171 | 24 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (171) | 280 m (920 ft) + 630 m (2,070 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 1.2 kt | |
| 172 | 25 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50°27′22″N 77°46′23″E﻿ / ﻿50.456°N 77.773°E﻿ / 50.456; 77.773﻿ (172) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, weapons development | 7 kt | |
| 173 | 25 September 1962 13:02:31.7 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°42′N 55°00′E﻿ / ﻿73.7°N 55°E﻿ / 73.7; 55﻿ (173) | 0 + 4,090 m (13,420 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 19.1 Mt | |
| 174 | 27 September 1962 08:03:16.4 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°18′N 52°24′E﻿ / ﻿74.3°N 52.4°E﻿ / 74.3; 52.4﻿ (174) | 0 + 3,900 m (12,800 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 20 Mt | |
| 175 | 28 September 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (175) | 280 m (920 ft) + 695 m (2,280 ft) | air drop, fundamental science | 1.3 kt | |
| 176 | 7 October 1962 16:32:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (176) | 0 + 1,440 m (4,720 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 320 kt | |
| 177 | 9 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (177) | 280 m (920 ft) + 645 m (2,116 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8 kt | |
| 178 | 9 October 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (178) | 0 + 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 15 kt | |
| 179 | 10 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (179) | 280 m (920 ft) + 665 m (2,182 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 9.2 kt | |
| 180 | 13 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (180) | 280 m (920 ft) + 720 m (2,360 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 4.9 kt | |
| 181 | 14 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (181) | 280 m (920 ft) + 725 m (2,379 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 10 kt | |
| 182 | 20 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (182) | 280 m (920 ft) + 635 m (2,083 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 6.7 kt | |
| 183 | 22 October 1962 09:06:10.1 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°24′N 54°54′E﻿ / ﻿73.4°N 54.9°E﻿ / 73.4; 54.9﻿ (183) | 0 + 3,230 m (10,600 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8.2 Mt | |
| 185 | 27 October 1962 07:35:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (185) | 0 + 1,550 m (5,090 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 260 kt | |
| 186 | 28 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (186) | 280 m (920 ft) + 670 m (2,200 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 7.8 kt | |
| 188 | 28 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (188) | 280 m (920 ft) + 645 m (2,116 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 7.8 kt | |
| 189 | 29 October 1962 07:35:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (189) | 0 + 1,550 m (5,090 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 360 kt | |
| 190 | 30 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (190) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, weapons development | 1.2 kt | |
| 191 | 30 October 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (191) | 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 280 kt | |
| 192 | 31 October 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (192) | 280 m (920 ft) + 690 m (2,260 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 10 kt | |
| 194 | 1 November 1962 06:30:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (194) | 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 240 kt | |
| 193 | 1 November 1962 09:20:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (193) | 280 m (920 ft) + 700 m (2,300 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 3 kt | |
| 197 | 3 November 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (197) | 0 + 4,000 m (13,000 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 45 kt | |
| 198 | 3 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (198) | 280 m (920 ft) + 710 m (2,330 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 4.7 kt | |
| 196 | 3 November 1962 08:31:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (196) | 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 390 kt | |
| 199 | 4 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (199) | 280 m (920 ft) + 600 m (2,000 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8.4 kt | |
| 200 | 5 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50°26′N 77°50′E﻿ / ﻿50.43°N 77.83°E﻿ / 50.43; 77.83﻿ (200) | 280 m (920 ft) + 15 m (49 ft) | tower, weapon effect | 400 t | |
| 201 | 11 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 50°24′58″N 77°44′24″E﻿ / ﻿50.416°N 77.74°E﻿ / 50.416; 77.74﻿ (201) | 280 m (920 ft) + 8 m (26 ft) | tower, weapons development | 100 t | |
| 202 | 13 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (202) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, weapons development | 1000 kg | |
| 203 | 14 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (203) | 280 m (920 ft) + 660 m (2,170 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 12 kt | |
| 204 | 17 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (204) | 280 m (920 ft) + 715 m (2,346 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 18 kt | |
| 205 | 24 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (205) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | 1000 kg | |
| 206 | 26 November 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (206) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | 31 t | |
| 207 | 1 December 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°24′N 77°48′E﻿ / ﻿50.4°N 77.8°E﻿ / 50.4; 77.8﻿ (207) | 280 m (920 ft) + 680 m (2,230 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 2.4 kt | |
| 209 | 18 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (209) | 0 + 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | air drop, fundamental science | 69 kt | |
| 208 | 18 December 1962 10:45:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (208) | 0 + 1,600 m (5,200 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 110 kt | |
| 210 | 20 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (210) | 0 + 1,070 m (3,510 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8.3 kt | |
| 211 | 22 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (211) | 0 + 1,050 m (3,440 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 6.3 kt | |
| 213 | 23 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (213) | 0 + 1,470 m (4,820 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8.3 kt | |
| 214 | 23 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (214) | 0 + 1,270 m (4,170 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 2.4 kt | |
| 215 | 23 December 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (215) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | less than 0.001 kt | |
| 212 | 23 December 1962 11:15:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (212) | 0 + 1,460 m (4,790 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 430 kt | |
| 216 | 24 December 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (216) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | 7 t | |
| 217 | 24 December 1962 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan ~ 50°22′41″N 77°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿50.378°N 77.855°E﻿ / 50.378; 77.855﻿ (217) | 280 m (920 ft) + 0 | dry surface, safety experiment | 28 t | |
| 218 | 24 December 1962 10:44:21.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 74°12′N 52°18′E﻿ / ﻿74.2°N 52.3°E﻿ / 74.2; 52.3﻿ (218) | 0 + 1,320 m (4,330 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 1.1 Mt | |
| 219 | 24 December 1962 11:11:42.0 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°36′N 57°30′E﻿ / ﻿73.6°N 57.5°E﻿ / 73.6; 57.5﻿ (219) | 0 + 3,750 m (12,300 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 24.2 Mt | Reduced yield test of 50 Mt weapon. |
| 220 | 25 December 1962 13:35:57.2 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia 73°24′N 56°30′E﻿ / ﻿73.4°N 56.5°E﻿ / 73.4; 56.5﻿ (220) | 0 + 2,250 m (7,380 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 3.1 Mt | |
| 221 | 25 December 1962 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area C, Sukhoy Nos, Novaya Zemlya, Russia ~ 73°N 55°E﻿ / ﻿73°N 55°E﻿ / 73; 55﻿ (221) | 0 + 990 m (3,250 ft) | air drop, weapons development | 8.5 kt | Last Soviet atmospheric test. |
* ↑ The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known.
* ↑ To convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day. Historical time zone data obtained from the IANA time zone database.
* ↑ Rough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area.
* ↑ Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together.
* ↑ Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.
* ↑ Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.
* ↑ Designations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed.
* ↑ Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).
* ↑ Radioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released.