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6,209 matching records

1. 1963 63 years ago

   OPS 1610 (AF-5) — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: OPS 1610 (AF-5)

   • Space transportation

   Scout X-2B launched on the OPS 1610 (AF-5) flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch failure.

2. 1963 63 years ago

   Transit VBN-1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Transit VBN-1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Ablestar (2) launched on the Transit VBN-1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1963 63 years ago

   Vela 1A/1B — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Vela 1A/1B

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena D launched on the Vela 1A/1B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC13. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1963 63 years ago

   Kosmos-20 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-20

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-20 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

5. 1963 63 years ago

   DS-A1 No. 4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: DS-A1 No. 4

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-A1 No. 4 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

6. 1963 63 years ago

   AFP-206 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: AFP-206

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC2-3. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1963 63 years ago

   CORONA 72/9059A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 72/9059A

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 72/9059A flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

8. 1963 63 years ago

   Polyot — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Polyot

   • Space transportation

   Polyot 11A59 launched on the Polyot flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1963 63 years ago

   CORONA 73/9060 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: CORONA 73/9060

   • Space transportation

   Thor SLV-2 Agena D launched on the CORONA 73/9060 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. Launch failure.

10. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-21 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-21

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 21, also known as 3MV-1A and 3MV-1 No.1, was a Soviet spacecraft.

11. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-22 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-22

    • Space transportation

    Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-22 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1963 63 years ago

    Explorer 18 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Explorer 18

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta C launched on the Explorer 18 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1963 63 years ago

    Centaur R&D — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Centaur R&D

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Centaur launched on the Centaur R&D flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1963 63 years ago

    CORONA 74/9061 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: CORONA 74/9061

    • Space transportation

    Thor SLV-2 Agena D launched on the CORONA 74/9061 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-1. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1963 63 years ago

    Zenit-2 No. 14 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Zenit-2 No. 14

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Zenit-2 No. 14 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

16. 1963 63 years ago

    Transit VBN-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transit VBN-2

    • Space transportation

    Thor Ablestar (2) launched on the Transit VBN-2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

17. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-23 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-23

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-23 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

18. 1963 63 years ago

    AFP-206 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: AFP-206

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC2-3. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1963 63 years ago

    Kosmos-24 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-24

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-24 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1963 63 years ago

    Explorer 19 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Explorer 19

    • Space transportation

    Scout X-4 launched on the Explorer 19 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC-D. Launch vehicle success.