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6,206 matching records

1. 1963 63 years ago

   Luna-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Luna-4

   • Space transportation

   Luna 4, or E-6 No.4 (Ye-6 series), sometimes known in the West as Lunik 4, was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1963 as part of the Luna program to attempt the first soft landing on the Moon.

2. 1963 63 years ago

   Explorer 17 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 17

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta B launched on the Explorer 17 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1963 63 years ago

   Transit VA-2 (N-2) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: Transit VA-2 (N-2)

   Scout X-3 launched on the Transit VA-2 (N-2) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch failure.

4. 1963 63 years ago

   DS-P1 No. 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-P1 No. 2

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-P1 No. 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

5. 1963 63 years ago

   Kosmos-14 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-14

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-14 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

6. 1963 63 years ago

   Kosmos-15 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-15

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-15 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1963 63 years ago

   OPS 1298 (AF-4) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: OPS 1298 (AF-4)

   Scout X-2M launched on the OPS 1298 (AF-4) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch failure.

8. 1963 63 years ago

   CORONA 63/9055A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: CORONA 63/9055A

   Thor Agena D launched on the CORONA 63/9055A flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch failure.

9. 1963 63 years ago

   Kosmos-16 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-16

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-16 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

10. 1963 63 years ago

    Telstar 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Telstar 2

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta B launched on the Telstar 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

11. 1963 63 years ago

    Midas 7 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Midas 7

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 7 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1963 63 years ago

    CORONA 64/LANYARD 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 64/LANYARD 2

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 64/LANYARD 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-17 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-17

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-17 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-18

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-18 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1963 63 years ago

    DS-MT No. 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: DS-MT No. 1

    Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-MT No. 1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

16. 1963 63 years ago

    CORONA 65/9054 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 65/9054

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 65/9054 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

17. 1963 63 years ago

    Midas 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests

    Mission: Midas 8

    Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 8 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch failure.

18. 1963 63 years ago

    Vostok-5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Vostok-5

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Vostok-5 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1963 63 years ago

    POPPY 2/NRL Comp 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: POPPY 2/NRL Comp 3

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena D launched on the POPPY 2/NRL Comp 3 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Partial launch success/failure.

20. 1963 63 years ago

    Transit VA-3 (N-3) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › , type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transit VA-3 (N-3)

    • Space transportation

    Scout X-3 launched on the Transit VA-3 (N-3) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch vehicle success.