1966 in spaceflight

The year 1966 saw the peak and the end of the Gemini program. The program proved that docking in space and human EVA's could be done safely. It saw the first launch of the Saturn IB rocket, an important step in the Apollo program, and the launch of Luna 9, the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on a celestial object (the Moon).

1966 in spaceflight

Gemini 8 about to dock with its Agena target vehicle, the first time two spacecraft dock in orbit.
Orbital launches
First	7 January
Last	29 December
Total	131
Successes	111
Failures	13
Partial failures	7
Catalogued	118
Crewed flights
Orbital	5
Total travellers	10
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Launches

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Date and time (UTC)	Rocket		Flight number	Launch site		LSP
		Payload (⚀ = CubeSat)	Operator	Orbit	Function	Decay (UTC)	Outcome
		Remarks
January
7 January 04:48:23	Thor-Burner 1			Vandenberg LC-75-2-6		USAF
		OPS 2394 (DMSP 4A-F5)	USAF	Planned: Low Earth	Meteorology	7 January	Launch failure
		Second stage failed to ignite
7 January 08:24	Vostok-2			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 104 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	15 January	Partial Failure
		Third stage failed to put spacecraft in correct orbit
19 January 20:10	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4		USAF
		KH-7 24 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
		OPS 3179 (Agena Pickaback)		Low Earth	Technology	23 January 1966	Successful
		OPS 7253		Low Earth	Film return	25 January 1966	Successful
22 January 08:38	Vostok-2			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 105 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	30 January	Successful
25 January 12:28	Kosmos-2I			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
		Kosmos 106 (DS-P1-I)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
28 January 17:06:00	Scout-A			Vandenberg PALC-D
		OPS 1593 (Transit-O 7)		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
31 January 11:41:37	Molniya-M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Luna 9		Lunar transfer	Lunar lander	3 February 18:45	Successful
		First spacecraft to soft land on the surface of the Moon and of any planetary object.
February
2 February 21:32:13	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-1-1
		OPS 7291 (KH-4A Corona 1029)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	27 February	Successful
3 February 07:41:23	Delta C			Cape Canaveral LC-17A
		ESSA-1 (Tiros)	ESSA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
5 February 12:19:49	R-36O			Baikonur Site 67/21		RVSN
		OGCh #02L	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	5 February	Successful
		Maiden flight of R-36O, apogee: 200 kilometres (120 mi)
9 February 19:45:01	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-2
		OPS 1439 ("Heavy Ferret")	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT	In orbit	Successful
10 February 08:52	Vostok-2			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 107 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	18 February	Successful
11 February 18:00	Kosmos-1			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
		Kosmos 108 (DS-U1-G)		Low Earth	Atmospheric research	In orbit	Successful
15 February 20:32	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4
		KH-7 25 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
		OPS 1184		Low Earth	Film return	22 February 1966	Successful
		OPS 3011 (Bluebell 2 cylinder)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	17 February 1966	Successful
		OPS 3031 (Bluebell 2 sphere)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	22 February 1966	Successful
17 February 08:33:36	Diamant A			Hammaguira Brigitte		Armée de Terre
		Dipason (D-1A)	Armée de Terre	Low Earth	Geodetic science	In orbit	Successful
19 February 08:52	Voskhod			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 109 (Zenit-4 #14L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	27 February	Successful
21 February	Kosmos-1			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
		DS-K-40 No.2		Planned: Low Earth	ELINT	21 February	Failure
		First stage failure at T+83 seconds
22 February 20:09:36	Voskhod			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 110 (Voskhod)		Low Earth	Uncrewed spacecraft	16 March	Successful
26 February 16:12:01	Saturn IB			Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
		Apollo AS-201	NASA	Sub-orbital	Test spacecraft	26 February 16:49:21	Successful
		First flight of the Apollo Spacecraft and launch vehicle
28 February 13:58:00	Delta E			Cape Canaveral LC-17B
		ESSA-2 (Tiros)	ESSA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
March
1 March 11:03:49	Molniya 8K78M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 111 (Luna E-6S series)		Intended: Lunar transfer	Lunar orbiter	1 March	Launch failure
9 March 22:02:03	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-1-1
		OPS 3488 (KH-4A Corona 1030)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	29 March	Successful
16 March 15:00:03	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D			Cape Canaveral LC-14
		GATV 5003	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	15 September 1967	Successful
16 March 16:41:02	Titan II GLV			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		Gemini VIII	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	17 March 03:22:28	Successful
		First docking with the Agena target vehicle
17 March 10:28:42	Vostok-2			Plesetsk LC-41/1
		Kosmos 112 (Zenit-2)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	25 March 1966 05:31	Successful
18 March 20:00	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4
		KH-7 26 (KH-7 Gambit)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	???	Successful
		OPS 0879		Low Earth	Film return	23 March 1966	Successful
		OPS 0974		Low Earth	Film return	24 March 1966	Successful
21 March 09:40	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 113 (Zenit-4 #17L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	29 March	Successful
24 March 14:39	UR-500 (Proton)			Baikonur Site 81/23
		Proton N-4 #3 (N-4 #3)		Intended: Low Earth	Physics	24 March	Launch failure
		2nd stage engine failure T+122 seconds. Suspected collision with the first stage following separation.
26 March 03:31:00	Scout-A			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 (PALC-D)
		Transit-O 8		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
27 March 07:20	Molniya 8K78M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Molniya-1 #5		Intended: Molniya	Communications technology	27 March	Launch failure
		Booster failure
30 March 09:20:12	SM-65D Atlas D			Vandenberg ABRES-B-3		US Air Force
		OV1-4	US Air Force	Low Earth	REV test	In orbit	Successful
		OV1-5		Low Earth	REV test	In orbit	Successful
31 March 05:41:04	Thor-Burner 1			Vandenberg LC-75-2-6		USAF
		OPS 0340 (DMSP-Block-4A F6)	USAF	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
31 March 10:46:59	Molniya 8K78M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Luna 10		Lunar transfer	Lunar orbiter	30 May (last contact)	Successful
		First Soviet lunar orbiter, first discoverer of lunar mascons; Last contact: 30 May 1966
April
6 April 11:40	Voskhod 11A57			Plesetsk LC-41/1
		Kosmos 114 (Zenit-4 #19L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	14 April^[1]	Successful
7 April 22:02:55	Thor SLV-2A Agena D			Vandenberg PALC1-1
		OPS 1612 (KH-4 Corona 1031)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	26 April 1966	Successful
		SRV 1031-1		Low Earth	???	???	Successful
		SRV 1031-2		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
8 April 01:00:02	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D			Canaveral LC-36B		NASA
		Atlas Centaur 8 Surveyor SM-2	NASA	Highly elliptical	Technology	14 April	Failure^[2]
		Launch vehicle development flight. It carried a mass model of the Surveyor spacecraft. The second Centaur engine firing was unsuccessful.
8 April 19:35:00	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		OAO 1	NASA	Low Earth		In orbit	Spacecraft failure
19 April 19:15	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4
		KH-7 27 (KH-7 Gambit SV 977)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	26 April 1966	Successful
		OPS 0910		Low Earth	Film return	22 April 1966	Successful
20 April 10:40	Vostok-2			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 115 (Zenit-2 No. 35L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	28 April 1966	Successful
22 April 09:45	Scout-B			Vandenberg PALC-D		US Air Force
		OV3-1	USAF	Low Earth	Radiation belt particle and fields experiments	In orbit	Successful
25 April 07:10	Molniya 8K78M			Baikonur LC-31
		Molniya-1 #6		Molniya	Communications technology	11 June 1973	Successful
		Third successful Molniya; also transmitted cloud cover images
26 April 10:04	Kosmos-2I			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
		Kosmos 116 (DS-P1-Yu No. 6)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
May
3 May 19:25:25	Thor SLV-2A Agena D			Vandenberg 75-3-5
		OPS 1508 (KH-4A Corona 1032)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	3 May	Failure
		SRV 1032-1		Low Earth	Film return	3 May	Failure
		SRV 1032-2		Low Earth	Film return	3 May	Failure
6 May 10:58	Vostok-2			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 117 (Zenit-2 No. 39L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	14 May 1966	Successful
11 May 14:10	Vostok-2M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 118 (Meteor #4L)		Low Earth	Weather	23 November 1988	Successful
14 May 19:02	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4
		KH-7 28 (KH-7 Gambit SV 978)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	27 October 1970	Successful
		OPS 1950		Low Earth	Film return	17 May 1966	Successful
		OPS 6785		Low Earth	Film return	21 May 1966	Successful
15 May 07:55:34	Thor SLV-2 Agena-B			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1		US Air Force
		Nimbus 2 (Nimbus C)	NASA	Low Earth	Weather Technology	In orbit	Successful
17 May 11:00	Voskhod 11A57			Plesetsk LC-41/1
		Unnamed Kosmos (Zenit-4 #18L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	17 May	Failure
17 May 15:15:03	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D			Cape Canaveral LC-14
		GATV 5004	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	17 May	Launch failure
19 May 02:27:00	Scout-A			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 (PALC-D)
		Transit-O 9		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
19 May 19:30	R-36O			Baikonur Site 67/22		RVSN
		OGCh #04L	RVSN	Suborbital	Missile test	19 May	Successful
24 May 02:00:33	Thor SLV-2A Agena D			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 (PALC-1-1)
		OPS 1778 KH-4A Corona 1033	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	9 June 1966	Successful
		SRV 1033-1		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
		SRV 1033-2		Low Earth	Film return	???	Successful
24 May 05:31?	Kosmos-2I			Kapustin Yar LC-86/1
		Kosmos 119 (DS-U2-I No. 1)		Low Earth	Ionospheric research	In orbit	Successful
25 May 14:00	Thor Delta C1			Cape Canaveral LC-17B		US Air Force
		Explorer 32 (AE-B)	NASA	Low Earth	Atmospheric	22 February 1985	Successful
30 May 14:41:01	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D			Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
		Surveyor 1	NASA	Highly elliptical	Lunar Lander	2 June 1966	Successful
		First lunar soft-lander
June
1 June 15:00:02	Atlas SLV-3			Cape Canaveral LC-14
		ATDA No. 02186	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	11 June	Spacecraft failure
		Shroud failed to come off target adapter precluding docking
3 June 13:39:33	Titan II GLV			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		Gemini IX-A	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	6 June 02:00:23	Successful
		Failed attempt to dock with Agena target vehicle; two hour EVA by Eugene Cernan
3 June 19:25	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-2-4
		KH-7 29 (KH-7 Gambit SV 979)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	6 June	Successful
		OPS 1577		Low Earth	Film return	9 June	Successful
		OPS 1856		Low Earth	Film return	9 June	Successful
7 June 02:48	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-B			Cape Canaveral LC-12		US Air Force
		OGO-3 (OGO-B)	NASA	Low Earth	Ionospheric Magnetospheric	14 September 1981	Successful
		Routine spacecraft operation was discontinued on 1 December 1969, after which only data from Heppner's experiment (E-11) was acquired. All spacecraft support terminated on 29 February 1972.
8 June 11:00	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 120 (Zenit-2 No. 41L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	16 June	Successful
9 June 20:15	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg PALC-1-2
		Midas 10 (Midas RTS-I F1)	USAF	Low Earth	Early Warning	3 December	Successful
		ERS 16 (ORS 2)		Low Earth	Technology (performed metal-to-metal bonding experiments)	12 March 1967	Successful
		SECOR 6 (Secor Type II S/N 7, EGRS VI)		Low Earth	Geodetic	6 July 1967	Successful
10 June 04:15	Scout-B			Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3A		US Air Force
		OV3-4 (Personnel Hazards Associated with Space Radiation (PHASR)), OPS-1427^[3]	USAF	Low Earth	Tissue equivalent radiation chamber, linear energy transfer spectrometer, electron and proton spectrometers, a solid state charged particle spectrometer and a tri-axial magnetometer.	In orbit	Successful
16 June 14:01	Titan IIIC			Cape Canaveral LC-41
		GGTS	USAF	Geosynchronous Earth	Gravity Gradient stabilization	In orbit	Partial Spacecraft Failure -- magnetic field in one of the dampers was compromised^[4]
		IDCSP 1		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 2		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 3		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 4		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 5		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 6		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
		IDCSP 7		Geosynchronous Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	In orbit	Successful
17 Jun 11:00	Voskhod 11A57			Plesetsk LC-41/1
		Kosmos 121 (Zenit-4 #20L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	25 Jun	Successful
21 Jun 21:23:30	Thor SLV-2A Agena D			Vandenberg 75-3-5
		OPS 1599 (KH-4A Corona 1034)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	14 July	Successful
		SRV 1034-1		Low Earth	Film return	Before 14 July	Successful
		SRV 1034-2		Low Earth	Film return	Before 14 July	Successful
24 Jun 21:31:30	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D			Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
		PAGEOS	NASA	Low Earth	Geodetic	1975 - 2016	Successful
25 Jun 10:30	Vostok-2M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Kosmos 122 (Meteor #5L)		Low Earth	Weather	14 November 1989	Successful
July
1 Jul 16:02:25	Thor Delta E1			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		US Air Force
		Explorer 33 (AIMP D)	NASA	High Earth	Magnetospheric	In orbit	Successful
5 July 16:12:01	Saturn IB			Cape Canaveral LC-37B		NASA
		Apollo AS-203	NASA	Low Earth	S-IVB test	5 July	Successful (spacecraft inadvertently destroyed after four orbits)
6 July 12:57	UR-500 (Proton)			Baikonur Site 81/23
		Proton 3 (N-4 #4)		Low Earth	Physics	16 Sep	Successful
8 July 05:31	Kosmos-2I 63S1			Kapustin Yar Site 86/1
		Kosmos 123 (DS-P1-Yu #5L)		Low Earth	Radar calibration	In orbit	Successful
12 July 17:55	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg SLC 4E
		KH-7 30 (KH-7 Gambit SV 980)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	20 Jul 1966	Successful
		OPS 1850 SRV Mission 4030		Low Earth	Film return	July	Successful
14 July 02:10:02	SM-65D Atlas			Vandenberg ABRES-B-3		US Air Force
		OV1-8 (PasComSat)	USAF	Low Earth	Communications	4 Jan 1978	Successful
		OV1-7	USAF	Low Earth	X-Ray Astronomy/Ionosphere	14 July	Failed to orbit
14 July 10:25	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 124 (Zenit-2 No. 42L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	22 July	Successful
18 July 20:39:46	Atlas-Agena			Cape Canaveral LC-14
		TDA-1A	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	29 Dec	Successful
18 July 22:20:27	Titan II GLV			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		Gemini X	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	21 July 21:07:05	Successful
		Second successful docking with Agena target vehicle; First EVA to another spacecraft, by Michael Collins
20 July 08:58	Soyuz/Vostok			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 125 (US-A) No. 111		Low Earth	ELINT	2 Aug 1966	Successful
28 Jul 10:50	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 126 (Zenit-4 #21L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	2 Aug	Successful
29 July 18:30:20	Titan IIIB			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4W
		KH-8 Gambit #1 (OPS 3014)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	6 Aug 1966	Successful
		SRV Mission 4301-1		Low Earth	Film return	before 6 Aug 1966	Successful
August
4 Aug 10:45:01	Scout-B			Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5		US Air Force
		OV3-3	USAF	Low Earth	Radiation belt particle and fields experiments	In orbit	Successful
8 Aug 11:29	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur LC-31
		Kosmos 127 (Zenit-4 #22L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	16 Aug	Successful
9 Aug 20:46:03	Thorad SLV-2G Agena D			Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1W
		OPS 1545 CORONA J-32	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	11 Sep	Successful
		SRV 715		Low Earth	Film return	Before 11 Sep	Successful
		SRV 716		Low Earth	Film return	Before 11 Sep	Successful
10 Aug 19:26:00	Atlas SLV-3 Agena D			Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13
		Lunar Orbiter 1		Lunar	Mapping	29 Oct 13:29	Successful
		First US spacecraft to orbit Moon. First spacecraft to photograph Earth from the Moon.
16 Aug 18:30	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4E
		KH-7 31 (OPS 1832)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	24 Aug 1966	Successful
		SRV Mission 4031		Low Earth	Film return	before 24 Aug 1966	Successful
		SAMPAN 1	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT Reconnaissance	5 Mar 1970	Successful
		SOUSEA 1		Low Earth	ELINT Reconnaissance	5 Mar 1970	Successful
17 August 15:20:17	Delta E1			Cape Canaveral LC-17A		NASA
		Pioneer 7 (Pioneer B)	NASA	Heliocentric	Scientific	In orbit	Successful
18 Aug 02:25:02	Scout-A			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 (PALC-D)
		Transit-O 10		Low Earth	Navigation	In orbit	Successful
19 Aug 1925	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3E
		Midas 11 (Midas RTS-I F2)	USAF	Low Earth	Early Warning	In orbit	Successful
		ERS 15		Low Earth	Technology (performed metal-to-metal bonding experiments)	12 March 1967	Successful
		SECOR 7 (Secor Type II S/N 8, EGRS VII)		Low Earth	Geodetic	In orbit	Successful
24 Aug 08:03:21	Molniya 8K78M			Baikonur LC-31/6
		Luna 11		Lunar transfer	Lunar orbiter	In orbit	Partial spacecraft failure
		TV camera failed to return usable images; Last contact: 1 October 1966
25 Aug 17:15:32	Saturn IB			Cape Canaveral LC-34		NASA
		Apollo AS-202	NASA	Sub-orbital	Test spacecraft	25 Aug 18:48:34	Successful
		Second flight of the Apollo Spacecraft and launch vehicle; resulted in man-rating of Block 1 Apollo and Saturn 1B rocket
26 Aug 13:59:56	Titan IIIC			Cape Canaveral LC-41
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
		IDCSP		Low Earth	Geosynchronous Communications	26 Aug	Launch failure
27 Aug 09:50	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur Cosmodrome
		Kosmos 128 (Zenit-4 #23L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	4 Sep	Successful
September
12 Sep 13:05:02	Atlas SLV-3 Agena-D			Cape Canaveral LC-14
		GATV-5006	US Air Force	Low Earth	Docking target	30 Dec	Successful
12 Sep 14:42:27	Titan II GLV			Cape Canaveral LC-19		US Air Force
		Gemini XI	NASA	Low Earth	Technology/Biological/Target	15 Sep 13:59:35	Successful
		First-ever direct-ascent (first orbit) rendezvous with an Agena Target Vehicle, highest apogee orbit to date.
16 Sep 09:30	Thor-Burner 2			Vandenberg LC-75-2-6		USAF
		DMSP-Block-4A 7 (OPS 6026)	USAF	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
16 Sep 09:30	Voskhod 11A57			Baikonur Cosmodrome
		Unnamed Zenit-4 (Zenit-4 #40L)		Low Earth	Optical reconnaissance	16 Sep	Failure
16 Sep 17:59	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4E
		KH-7 32 (OPS 1686)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	23 Sep	Successful
		SRV Mission 4032		Low Earth	Film return	before 23 Sep	Successful
		FANION 2	NRO	Low Earth	ELINT Reconnaissance	9 May 1968	Successful
		TRIPOS 2		Low Earth	ELINT Reconnaissance	9 May 1968	Successful
17 Sep 22:35	R-36O			Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 162/36		RVSN
		OGCh #05L	RVSN	LEO	Missile test	11 Nov	Partial launch failure
		First attempted orbital Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test.
20 Sep 12:32:00	Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D			Canaveral LC-36A		NASA
		Surveyor 2	NASA	Highly elliptical	Lunar Lander	23 Sep	Spacecraft failure
		Mid-course correction failure resulted in the spacecraft losing control. Contact was lost with the spacecraft at 9:35 UTC, September 22.
20 Sep 21:14:05	Thor SLV-2A Agena D			Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3W
		KH-4A Corona 1035 (OPS 1703)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	12 Oct	Successful
		SRV 1035-1		Low Earth	Film return	Before 12 Oct	Successful
		SRV 1035-2		Low Earth	Film return	Before 12 Oct	Successful
26 Sep 02:58	Lambda 4S			Kagoshima Pad L		JAXA
		L-4S-1	JAXA			26 Sep	Launch failure
28 Sep 19:07	Titan IIIB			Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4W
		KH-8 Gambit #2 (OPS 4096)	NRO	Low Earth	Optical Reconnaissance	7 Oct	Successful
		SRV Mission 4302-1		Low Earth	Film return	before 7 Oct	Successful
October
2 October 10:39:03	Delta E			Vandenberg SLC 2E
		ESSA-3 (Tiros)	ESSA	Low Earth	Meteorology	In orbit	Successful
5 Oct 22:00	Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D			Vandenberg Vandenberg SLC 3E
		Midas 12 (Midas RTS-I F3)	USAF	Low Earth	Early Warning	In orbit	Successful
		EGRS VIII (SECOR Type II S/N 9 )		Low Earth	Geodetic	In orbit	Successful
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This timeline of spaceflight may require cleanup to ensure consistency with other timeline of spaceflight articles See Wikipedia WikiProject Spaceflight Timeline of spaceflight working group for guidelines on how to improve the article DetailsConcerns have been raised that Inconsistent date formats are present in the article d mmmm format should be used throughout A large amount of information is missing An inconsistent variety of English is used British English should be used throughout The article uses an out of date header and or footer which requires replacement yes The year 1966 saw the peak and the end of the Gemini program The program proved that docking in space and human EVA s could be done safely It saw the first launch of the Saturn IB rocket an important step in the Apollo program and the launch of Luna 9 the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on a celestial object the Moon 1966 in spaceflightGemini 8 about to dock with its Agena target vehicle the first time two spacecraft dock in orbit Orbital launchesFirst7 JanuaryLast29 DecemberTotal131Successes111Failures13Partial failures7Catalogued118Crewed flightsOrbital5Total travellers10vte Contents 1 Launches 1 1 January 1 2 February 1 3 March 1 4 April 1 5 May 1 6 June 1 7 July 1 8 August 1 9 September 1 10 October 1 11 November 1 12 December 2 Gemini and Apollo launches 3 Deep Space Rendezvous 4 EVAs 5 References 5 1 FootnotesLaunches Edit Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Date and time UTC Rocket Flight number Launch site LSPPayload CubeSat Operator Orbit Function Decay UTC OutcomeRemarksJanuary Edit7 January 04 48 23 nbsp Thor Burner 1 nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 2 6 nbsp USAF nbsp OPS 2394 DMSP 4A F5 USAF Planned Low Earth Meteorology 7 January Launch failureSecond stage failed to ignite7 January 08 24 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 104 Zenit 2 Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 15 January Partial FailureThird stage failed to put spacecraft in correct orbit19 January 20 10 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp USAF nbsp KH 7 24 KH 7 Gambit NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance Successful nbsp OPS 3179 Agena Pickaback Low Earth Technology 23 January 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 7253 Low Earth Film return 25 January 1966 Successful22 January 08 38 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 105 Zenit 2 Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 30 January Successful25 January 12 28 nbsp Kosmos 2I nbsp Kapustin Yar LC 86 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 106 DS P1 I Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful28 January 17 06 00 nbsp Scout A nbsp Vandenberg PALC D nbsp nbsp OPS 1593 Transit O 7 Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful31 January 11 41 37 nbsp Molniya M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Luna 9 Lunar transfer Lunar lander 3 February 18 45 SuccessfulFirst spacecraft to soft land on the surface of the Moon and of any planetary object February Edit2 February 21 32 13 nbsp Thor SLV2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 1 1 nbsp nbsp OPS 7291 KH 4A Corona 1029 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 27 February Successful3 February 07 41 23 nbsp Delta C nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 17A nbsp nbsp ESSA 1 Tiros ESSA Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful5 February 12 19 49 nbsp R 36O nbsp Baikonur Site 67 21 nbsp RVSN nbsp OGCh 02L RVSN Suborbital Missile test 5 February SuccessfulMaiden flight of R 36O apogee 200 kilometres 120 mi 9 February 19 45 01 nbsp Thor SLV2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 1 2 nbsp nbsp OPS 1439 Heavy Ferret NRO Low Earth ELINT In orbit Successful10 February 08 52 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 107 Zenit 2 Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 18 February Successful11 February 18 00 nbsp Kosmos 1 nbsp Kapustin Yar LC 86 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 108 DS U1 G Low Earth Atmospheric research In orbit Successful15 February 20 32 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp nbsp KH 7 25 KH 7 Gambit NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance Successful nbsp OPS 1184 Low Earth Film return 22 February 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 3011 Bluebell 2 cylinder Low Earth Radar calibration 17 February 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 3031 Bluebell 2 sphere Low Earth Radar calibration 22 February 1966 Successful17 February 08 33 36 nbsp Diamant A nbsp Hammaguira Brigitte nbsp Armee de Terre nbsp Dipason D 1A Armee de Terre Low Earth Geodetic science In orbit Successful19 February 08 52 nbsp Voskhod nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 109 Zenit 4 14L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 27 February Successful21 February nbsp Kosmos 1 nbsp Kapustin Yar LC 86 1 nbsp nbsp DS K 40 No 2 Planned Low Earth ELINT 21 February FailureFirst stage failure at T 83 seconds22 February 20 09 36 nbsp Voskhod nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 110 Voskhod Low Earth Uncrewed spacecraft 16 March Successful26 February 16 12 01 nbsp Saturn IB nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 34 nbsp NASA nbsp Apollo AS 201 NASA Sub orbital Test spacecraft 26 February 16 49 21 SuccessfulFirst flight of the Apollo Spacecraft and launch vehicle28 February 13 58 00 nbsp Delta E nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 17B nbsp nbsp ESSA 2 Tiros ESSA Low Earth Meteorology In orbit SuccessfulMarch Edit1 March 11 03 49 nbsp Molniya 8K78M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 111 Luna E 6S series Intended Lunar transfer Lunar orbiter 1 March Launch failure9 March 22 02 03 nbsp Thor SLV2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 1 1 nbsp nbsp OPS 3488 KH 4A Corona 1030 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 29 March Successful16 March 15 00 03 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 Agena D nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 14 nbsp nbsp GATV 5003 US Air Force Low Earth Docking target 15 September 1967 Successful16 March 16 41 02 nbsp Titan II GLV nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 19 nbsp US Air Force nbsp Gemini VIII NASA Low Earth Technology Biological Target 17 March 03 22 28 SuccessfulFirst docking with the Agena target vehicle17 March 10 28 42 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Plesetsk LC 41 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 112 Zenit 2 Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 25 March 1966 05 31 Successful18 March 20 00 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp nbsp KH 7 26 KH 7 Gambit NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance Successful nbsp OPS 0879 Low Earth Film return 23 March 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 0974 Low Earth Film return 24 March 1966 Successful21 March 09 40 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 113 Zenit 4 17L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 29 March Successful24 March 14 39 nbsp UR 500 Proton nbsp Baikonur Site 81 23 nbsp nbsp Proton N 4 3 N 4 3 Intended Low Earth Physics 24 March Launch failure2nd stage engine failure T 122 seconds Suspected collision with the first stage following separation 26 March 03 31 00 nbsp Scout A nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 PALC D nbsp nbsp Transit O 8 Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful27 March 07 20 nbsp Molniya 8K78M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Molniya 1 5 Intended Molniya Communications technology 27 March Launch failureBooster failure30 March 09 20 12 nbsp SM 65D Atlas D nbsp Vandenberg ABRES B 3 nbsp US Air Force nbsp OV1 4 US Air Force Low Earth REV test In orbit Successful nbsp OV1 5 Low Earth REV test In orbit Successful31 March 05 41 04 nbsp Thor Burner 1 nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 2 6 nbsp USAF nbsp OPS 0340 DMSP Block 4A F6 USAF Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful31 March 10 46 59 nbsp Molniya 8K78M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Luna 10 Lunar transfer Lunar orbiter 30 May last contact SuccessfulFirst Soviet lunar orbiter first discoverer of lunar mascons Last contact 30 May 1966April Edit6 April 11 40 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Plesetsk LC 41 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 114 Zenit 4 19L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 14 April 1 Successful7 April 22 02 55 nbsp Thor SLV 2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC1 1 nbsp nbsp OPS 1612 KH 4 Corona 1031 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 26 April 1966 Successful nbsp SRV 1031 1 Low Earth Successful nbsp SRV 1031 2 Low Earth Film return Successful8 April 01 00 02 nbsp Atlas LV 3C Centaur D nbsp Canaveral LC 36B nbsp NASA nbsp Atlas Centaur 8 Surveyor SM 2 NASA Highly elliptical Technology 14 April Failure 2 Launch vehicle development flight It carried a mass model of the Surveyor spacecraft The second Centaur engine firing was unsuccessful 8 April 19 35 00 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 Agena D nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 12 nbsp US Air Force nbsp OAO 1 NASA Low Earth In orbit Spacecraft failure19 April 19 15 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp nbsp KH 7 27 KH 7 Gambit SV 977 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 26 April 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 0910 Low Earth Film return 22 April 1966 Successful20 April 10 40 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 115 Zenit 2 No 35L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 28 April 1966 Successful22 April 09 45 nbsp Scout B nbsp Vandenberg PALC D nbsp US Air Force nbsp OV3 1 USAF Low Earth Radiation belt particle and fields experiments In orbit Successful25 April 07 10 nbsp Molniya 8K78M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Molniya 1 6 Molniya Communications technology 11 June 1973 SuccessfulThird successful Molniya also transmitted cloud cover images26 April 10 04 nbsp Kosmos 2I nbsp Kapustin Yar LC 86 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 116 DS P1 Yu No 6 Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit SuccessfulMay Edit3 May 19 25 25 nbsp Thor SLV 2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg 75 3 5 nbsp nbsp OPS 1508 KH 4A Corona 1032 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 3 May Failure nbsp SRV 1032 1 Low Earth Film return 3 May Failure nbsp SRV 1032 2 Low Earth Film return 3 May Failure6 May 10 58 nbsp Vostok 2 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 117 Zenit 2 No 39L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 14 May 1966 Successful11 May 14 10 nbsp Vostok 2M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 118 Meteor 4L Low Earth Weather 23 November 1988 Successful14 May 19 02 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp nbsp KH 7 28 KH 7 Gambit SV 978 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 27 October 1970 Successful nbsp OPS 1950 Low Earth Film return 17 May 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 6785 Low Earth Film return 21 May 1966 Successful15 May 07 55 34 nbsp Thor SLV 2 Agena B nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 1 1 nbsp US Air Force nbsp Nimbus 2 Nimbus C NASA Low Earth WeatherTechnology In orbit Successful17 May 11 00 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Plesetsk LC 41 1 nbsp nbsp Unnamed Kosmos Zenit 4 18L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 17 May Failure17 May 15 15 03 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 Agena D nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 14 nbsp nbsp GATV 5004 US Air Force Low Earth Docking target 17 May Launch failure19 May 02 27 00 nbsp Scout A nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 PALC D nbsp nbsp Transit O 9 Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful19 May 19 30 nbsp R 36O nbsp Baikonur Site 67 22 nbsp RVSN nbsp OGCh 04L RVSN Suborbital Missile test 19 May Successful24 May 02 00 33 nbsp Thor SLV 2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3 PALC 1 1 nbsp nbsp OPS 1778 KH 4A Corona 1033 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 9 June 1966 Successful nbsp SRV 1033 1 Low Earth Film return Successful nbsp SRV 1033 2 Low Earth Film return Successful24 May 05 31 nbsp Kosmos 2I nbsp Kapustin Yar LC 86 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 119 DS U2 I No 1 Low Earth Ionospheric research In orbit Successful25 May 14 00 nbsp Thor Delta C1 nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 17B nbsp US Air Force nbsp Explorer 32 AE B NASA Low Earth Atmospheric 22 February 1985 Successful30 May 14 41 01 nbsp Atlas LV 3C Centaur D nbsp Canaveral LC 36A nbsp NASA nbsp Surveyor 1 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar Lander 2 June 1966 SuccessfulFirst lunar soft landerJune Edit1 June 15 00 02 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 14 nbsp nbsp ATDA No 02186 US Air Force Low Earth Docking target 11 June Spacecraft failureShroud failed to come off target adapter precluding docking3 June 13 39 33 nbsp Titan II GLV nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 19 nbsp US Air Force nbsp Gemini IX A NASA Low Earth Technology Biological Target 6 June 02 00 23 SuccessfulFailed attempt to dock with Agena target vehicle two hour EVA by Eugene Cernan3 June 19 25 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 2 4 nbsp nbsp KH 7 29 KH 7 Gambit SV 979 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 6 June Successful nbsp OPS 1577 Low Earth Film return 9 June Successful nbsp OPS 1856 Low Earth Film return 9 June Successful7 June 02 48 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena B nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 12 nbsp US Air Force nbsp OGO 3 OGO B NASA Low Earth IonosphericMagnetospheric 14 September 1981 SuccessfulRoutine spacecraft operation was discontinued on 1 December 1969 after which only data from Heppner s experiment E 11 was acquired All spacecraft support terminated on 29 February 1972 8 June 11 00 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 120 Zenit 2 No 41L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 16 June Successful9 June 20 15 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg PALC 1 2 nbsp nbsp Midas 10 Midas RTS I F1 USAF Low Earth Early Warning 3 December Successful nbsp ERS 16 ORS 2 Low Earth Technology performed metal to metal bonding experiments 12 March 1967 Successful nbsp SECOR 6 Secor Type II S N 7 EGRS VI Low Earth Geodetic 6 July 1967 Successful10 June 04 15 nbsp Scout B nbsp Wallops Flight Facility Launch Area 3A nbsp US Air Force nbsp OV3 4 Personnel Hazards Associated with Space Radiation PHASR OPS 1427 3 USAF Low Earth Tissue equivalent radiation chamber linear energy transfer spectrometer electron and proton spectrometers a solid state charged particle spectrometer and a tri axial magnetometer In orbit Successful16 June 14 01 nbsp Titan IIIC nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 41 nbsp nbsp GGTS USAF Geosynchronous Earth Gravity Gradient stabilization In orbit Partial Spacecraft Failure magnetic field in one of the dampers was compromised 4 nbsp IDCSP 1 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 2 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 3 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 4 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 5 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 6 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful nbsp IDCSP 7 Geosynchronous Earth Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful17 Jun 11 00 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Plesetsk LC 41 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 121 Zenit 4 20L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 25 Jun Successful21 Jun 21 23 30 nbsp Thor SLV 2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg 75 3 5 nbsp nbsp OPS 1599 KH 4A Corona 1034 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 14 July Successful nbsp SRV 1034 1 Low Earth Film return Before 14 July Successful nbsp SRV 1034 2 Low Earth Film return Before 14 July Successful24 Jun 21 31 30 nbsp Thor SLV2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 1 1 nbsp nbsp PAGEOS NASA Low Earth Geodetic 1975 2016 Successful25 Jun 10 30 nbsp Vostok 2M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 122 Meteor 5L Low Earth Weather 14 November 1989 SuccessfulJuly Edit1 Jul 16 02 25 nbsp Thor Delta E1 nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 17A nbsp US Air Force nbsp Explorer 33 AIMP D NASA High Earth Magnetospheric In orbit Successful5 July 16 12 01 nbsp Saturn IB nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 37B nbsp NASA nbsp Apollo AS 203 NASA Low Earth S IVB test 5 July Successful spacecraft inadvertently destroyed after four orbits 6 July 12 57 nbsp UR 500 Proton nbsp Baikonur Site 81 23 nbsp nbsp Proton 3 N 4 4 Low Earth Physics 16 Sep Successful8 July 05 31 nbsp Kosmos 2I 63S1 nbsp Kapustin Yar Site 86 1 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 123 DS P1 Yu 5L Low Earth Radar calibration In orbit Successful12 July 17 55 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg SLC 4E nbsp nbsp KH 7 30 KH 7 Gambit SV 980 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 20 Jul 1966 Successful nbsp OPS 1850 SRV Mission 4030 Low Earth Film return July Successful14 July 02 10 02 nbsp SM 65D Atlas nbsp Vandenberg ABRES B 3 nbsp US Air Force nbsp OV1 8 PasComSat USAF Low Earth Communications 4 Jan 1978 Successful nbsp OV1 7 USAF Low Earth X Ray Astronomy Ionosphere 14 July Failed to orbit14 July 10 25 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 124 Zenit 2 No 42L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 22 July Successful18 July 20 39 46 nbsp Atlas Agena nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 14 nbsp nbsp TDA 1A US Air Force Low Earth Docking target 29 Dec Successful18 July 22 20 27 nbsp Titan II GLV nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 19 nbsp US Air Force nbsp Gemini X NASA Low Earth Technology Biological Target 21 July 21 07 05 SuccessfulSecond successful docking with Agena target vehicle First EVA to another spacecraft by Michael Collins20 July 08 58 nbsp Soyuz Vostok nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 125 US A No 111 Low Earth ELINT 2 Aug 1966 Successful28 Jul 10 50 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 126 Zenit 4 21L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 2 Aug Successful29 July 18 30 20 nbsp Titan IIIB nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4W nbsp nbsp KH 8 Gambit 1 OPS 3014 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 6 Aug 1966 Successful nbsp SRV Mission 4301 1 Low Earth Film return before 6 Aug 1966 SuccessfulAugust Edit4 Aug 10 45 01 nbsp Scout B nbsp Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5 nbsp US Air Force nbsp OV3 3 USAF Low Earth Radiation belt particle and fields experiments In orbit Successful8 Aug 11 29 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur LC 31 nbsp nbsp Kosmos 127 Zenit 4 22L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 16 Aug Successful9 Aug 20 46 03 nbsp Thorad SLV 2G Agena D nbsp Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1W nbsp nbsp OPS 1545 CORONA J 32 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 11 Sep Successful nbsp SRV 715 Low Earth Film return Before 11 Sep Successful nbsp SRV 716 Low Earth Film return Before 11 Sep Successful10 Aug 19 26 00 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 Agena D nbsp Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13 nbsp nbsp Lunar Orbiter 1 Lunar Mapping 29 Oct 13 29 SuccessfulFirst US spacecraft to orbit Moon First spacecraft to photograph Earth from the Moon 16 Aug 18 30 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4E nbsp nbsp KH 7 31 OPS 1832 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 24 Aug 1966 Successful nbsp SRV Mission 4031 Low Earth Film return before 24 Aug 1966 Successful nbsp SAMPAN 1 NRO Low Earth ELINT Reconnaissance 5 Mar 1970 Successful nbsp SOUSEA 1 Low Earth ELINT Reconnaissance 5 Mar 1970 Successful17 August 15 20 17 nbsp Delta E1 nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 17A nbsp NASA nbsp Pioneer 7 Pioneer B NASA Heliocentric Scientific In orbit Successful18 Aug 02 25 02 nbsp Scout A nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 5 PALC D nbsp nbsp Transit O 10 Low Earth Navigation In orbit Successful19 Aug 1925 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3E nbsp nbsp Midas 11 Midas RTS I F2 USAF Low Earth Early Warning In orbit Successful nbsp ERS 15 Low Earth Technology performed metal to metal bonding experiments 12 March 1967 Successful nbsp SECOR 7 Secor Type II S N 8 EGRS VII Low Earth Geodetic In orbit Successful24 Aug 08 03 21 nbsp Molniya 8K78M nbsp Baikonur LC 31 6 nbsp nbsp Luna 11 Lunar transfer Lunar orbiter In orbit Partial spacecraft failureTV camera failed to return usable images Last contact 1 October 196625 Aug 17 15 32 nbsp Saturn IB nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 34 nbsp NASA nbsp Apollo AS 202 NASA Sub orbital Test spacecraft 25 Aug 18 48 34 SuccessfulSecond flight of the Apollo Spacecraft and launch vehicle resulted in man rating of Block 1 Apollo and Saturn 1B rocket26 Aug 13 59 56 nbsp Titan IIIC nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 41 nbsp nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure nbsp IDCSP Low Earth Geosynchronous Communications 26 Aug Launch failure27 Aug 09 50 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur Cosmodrome nbsp nbsp Kosmos 128 Zenit 4 23L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 4 Sep SuccessfulSeptember Edit12 Sep 13 05 02 nbsp Atlas SLV 3 Agena D nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 14 nbsp nbsp GATV 5006 US Air Force Low Earth Docking target 30 Dec Successful12 Sep 14 42 27 nbsp Titan II GLV nbsp Cape Canaveral LC 19 nbsp US Air Force nbsp Gemini XI NASA Low Earth Technology Biological Target 15 Sep 13 59 35 SuccessfulFirst ever direct ascent first orbit rendezvous with an Agena Target Vehicle highest apogee orbit to date 16 Sep 09 30 nbsp Thor Burner 2 nbsp Vandenberg LC 75 2 6 nbsp USAF nbsp DMSP Block 4A 7 OPS 6026 USAF Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful16 Sep 09 30 nbsp Voskhod 11A57 nbsp Baikonur Cosmodrome nbsp nbsp Unnamed Zenit 4 Zenit 4 40L Low Earth Optical reconnaissance 16 Sep Failure16 Sep 17 59 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4E nbsp nbsp KH 7 32 OPS 1686 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 23 Sep Successful nbsp SRV Mission 4032 Low Earth Film return before 23 Sep Successful nbsp FANION 2 NRO Low Earth ELINT Reconnaissance 9 May 1968 Successful nbsp TRIPOS 2 Low Earth ELINT Reconnaissance 9 May 1968 Successful17 Sep 22 35 nbsp R 36O nbsp Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 162 36 nbsp RVSN nbsp OGCh 05L RVSN LEO Missile test 11 Nov Partial launch failureFirst attempted orbital Fractional Orbital Bombardment System test 20 Sep 12 32 00 nbsp Atlas LV 3C Centaur D nbsp Canaveral LC 36A nbsp NASA nbsp Surveyor 2 NASA Highly elliptical Lunar Lander 23 Sep Spacecraft failureMid course correction failure resulted in the spacecraft losing control Contact was lost with the spacecraft at 9 35 UTC September 22 20 Sep 21 14 05 nbsp Thor SLV 2A Agena D nbsp Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3W nbsp nbsp KH 4A Corona 1035 OPS 1703 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 12 Oct Successful nbsp SRV 1035 1 Low Earth Film return Before 12 Oct Successful nbsp SRV 1035 2 Low Earth Film return Before 12 Oct Successful26 Sep 02 58 nbsp Lambda 4S nbsp Kagoshima Pad L nbsp JAXA nbsp L 4S 1 JAXA 26 Sep Launch failure28 Sep 19 07 nbsp Titan IIIB nbsp Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4W nbsp nbsp KH 8 Gambit 2 OPS 4096 NRO Low Earth Optical Reconnaissance 7 Oct Successful nbsp SRV Mission 4302 1 Low Earth Film return before 7 Oct SuccessfulOctober Edit2 October 10 39 03 nbsp Delta E nbsp Vandenberg SLC 2E nbsp nbsp ESSA 3 Tiros ESSA Low Earth Meteorology In orbit Successful5 Oct 22 00 nbsp Atlas SLV3 Agena D nbsp Vandenberg Vandenberg SLC 3E nbsp nbsp Midas 12 Midas RTS I F3 USAF Low Earth Early Warning In orbit Successful nbsp EGRS VIII SECOR Type II S N 9 Low Earth Geodetic In orbit Successful12 Oct 19 15 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved  |   www.wiki3.en-us.nina.az Rss Feed SiteMap Ping DMCA Contact Us HomePage Closed Call: