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6,207 matching records

1. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-125 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-125

   • Space transportation

   Vostok-2A 11A510 launched on the Kosmos-125 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-126 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-126

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-126 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1966 60 years ago

   KH-8 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: KH-8

   • Space transportation

   Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1966 60 years ago

   OV3-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OV3-3

   • Space transportation

   Scout B launched on the OV3-3 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.

5. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-127 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-127

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-127 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1966 60 years ago

   CORONA 111/1036 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 111/1036

   • Space transportation

   Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 111/1036 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1966 60 years ago

   Lunar Orbiter 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Lunar Orbiter 1

   • Space transportation

   The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon.

8. 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 SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1966 60 years ago

   Pioneer 7 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Pioneer 7

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Pioneer 7 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1966 60 years ago

    NNS O-10 (N-9) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NNS O-10 (N-9)

    • Space transportation

    Scout A launched on the NNS O-10 (N-9) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.

11. 1966 60 years ago

    FTV 1352 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FTV 1352

    • Space transportation

    Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the FTV 1352 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1966 60 years ago

    Luna-11 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Luna-11

    • Space transportation

    Luna 11 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna program.

13. 1966 60 years ago

    IDCSP — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: IDCSP

    • Space transportation

    Titan IIIC launched on the IDCSP flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch failure.

14. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-128 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-128

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-128 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1?. Launch vehicle success.

15. 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 SLC4E. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1966 60 years ago

    Zenit-2 No. 40 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-2 No. 40

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Zenit-2 No. 40 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch failure.

17. 1966 60 years ago

    OGCh No. 05L — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OGCh No. 05L

    • Space transportation

    R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh No. 05L flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. Launch vehicle success.

18. 1966 60 years ago

    Surveyor 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Surveyor 2

    • Space transportation

    Surveyor 2 was to be the second lunar lander in the uncrewed American Surveyor program to explore the Moon.

19. 1966 60 years ago

    CORONA 112/1035 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 112/1035

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 112/1035 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1966 60 years ago

    KH-8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: KH-8

    • Space transportation

    Titan IIIB launched on the KH-8 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.