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6,207 matching records

1. 1966 60 years ago

   ESSA 3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: ESSA 3

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E launched on the ESSA 3 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1966 60 years ago

   FTV 1353 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: FTV 1353

   • Space transportation

   Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the FTV 1353 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3E. Launch vehicle success.

3. 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.

4. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-129 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-129

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-129 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

5. 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 LC1. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1966 60 years ago

   Kosmos-130 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-130

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-130 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1966 60 years ago

   Luna-12 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-12

   • Space transportation

   Luna 12 (E-6LF series) was an uncrewed space mission of the Luna program, also called Lunik 12.

8. 1966 60 years ago

   SM-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: SM-3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Centaur D launched on the SM-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36B. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1966 60 years ago

   Intelsat II F-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Intelsat II F-1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Intelsat II F-1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1966 60 years ago

    OV3-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OV3-2

    • Space transportation

    Scout B launched on the OV3-2 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.

11. 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.

12. 1966 60 years ago

    OGCh — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OGCh

    • Space transportation

    R-36O 8K69 launched on the OGCh flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC162/36. Partial launch success/failure.

13. 1966 60 years ago

    Gemini B/MOL — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Gemini B/MOL

    • Space transportation

    Titan IIIC launched on the Gemini B/MOL flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1966 60 years ago

    Lunar Orbiter 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Lunar Orbiter 2

    • Space transportation

    The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 robotic spacecraft mission, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions.

15. 1966 60 years ago

    CORONA 113/1037 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 113/1037

    • Space transportation

    Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launched on the CORONA 113/1037 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC1W. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-131 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-131

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-131 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

17. 1966 60 years ago

    Strela-2 No. 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Strela-2 No. 1

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 11K65 launched on the Strela-2 No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. Launch failure.

18. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-132 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-132

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-132 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-133 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-133

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz 11A511 launched on the Kosmos-133 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1966 60 years ago

    Kosmos-134 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-134

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-134 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.