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6,207 matching records

1. 1966 60 years ago

   NNS O-8 (N-7) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NNS O-8 (N-7)

   • Space transportation

   Scout A launched on the NNS O-8 (N-7) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1966 60 years ago

   Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Molniya-1 11F67 No 5

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78 (M) launched on the Molniya-1 11F67 No 5 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch failure.

3. 1966 60 years ago

   OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28

   • Space transportation

   Atlas D launched on the OV1-4/OV1-5/Pod 28 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad ABRESB3. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1966 60 years ago

   Luna-10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-10

   • Space transportation

   Luna 10 or Lunik 10 was a 1966 Soviet lunar robotic spacecraft mission in the Luna program.

5. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-114 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-114

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-114 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1966 60 years ago

   CORONA 107/1031 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 107/1031

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 107/1031 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-1. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1966 60 years ago

   SM-2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SM-2

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur D launched on the SM-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Partial launch success/failure.

8. 1966 60 years ago

   OAO A1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OAO A1

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the OAO A1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC12. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1966 60 years ago

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-115 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-115

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-115 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

11. 1966 60 years ago

    OV3-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OV3-1

    • Space transportation

    Scout B launched on the OV3-1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1966 60 years ago

    Molniya-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-1

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78 (M) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-116 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-116

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-116 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1966 60 years ago

    CORONA 108/1032 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 108/1032

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 108/1032 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch failure.

15. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-117 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-117

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-117 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-118 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-118

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-118 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

17. 1966 60 years ago

    AFP-206 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AFP-206

    • Space transportation

    Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

18. 1966 60 years ago

    Nimbus 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nimbus 2

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2A Agena B launched on the Nimbus 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1966 60 years ago

    Zenit-4 No. 18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-4 No. 18

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-4 No. 18 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch failure.

20. 1966 60 years ago

    NNS O-9 (N-8) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NNS O-9 (N-8)

    • Space transportation

    Scout A launched on the NNS O-9 (N-8) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.