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6,209 matching records

1. 1961 65 years ago

   Korabl'-Sputnik-4 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik-4

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik-4 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

2. 1961 65 years ago

   Korabl'-Sputnik-5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik-5

   • Space transportation

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

3. 1961 65 years ago

   Explorer 10 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 10

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Explorer 10 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

4. 1961 65 years ago

   Discoverer 23 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Discoverer 23

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 23 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

5. 1961 65 years ago

   Vostok — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Vostok

   • Space transportation

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

6. 1961 65 years ago

   MA-3 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: MA-3

   • Space transportation

   Atlas D launched on the MA-3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC14. Launch failure.

7. 1961 65 years ago

   Explorer 11 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Explorer 11

   • Space transportation

   Juno II launched on the Explorer 11 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. Launch vehicle success.

8. 1961 65 years ago

   Alan Shepard becomes first American in space

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Suborbital launch

   • Space transportation

   Shepard completed a suborbital flight aboard Freedom 7.

9. 1961 65 years ago

   NASA S-45A — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NASA S-45A

   • Space transportation

   Juno II launched on the NASA S-45A flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. Launch failure.

10. 1961 65 years ago

    Discoverer 24 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 24

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 24 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

11. 1961 65 years ago

    Discoverer 25 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 25

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 25 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1961 65 years ago

    Transit 4A/GRAB — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Transit 4A/GRAB

    • Space transportation

    Thor Ablestar launched on the Transit 4A/GRAB flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1961 65 years ago

    Discoverer 26 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 26

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 26 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1961 65 years ago

    Tiros 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tiros 3

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 3 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1961 65 years ago

    Midas 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Midas 3

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 3 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1961 65 years ago

    Discoverer 27 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 27

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 27 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

17. 1961 65 years ago

    Discoverer 28 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 28

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 28 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch failure.

18. 1961 65 years ago

    Vostok-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Vostok-2

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Vostok-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

19. 1961 65 years ago

    Explorer 12 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Explorer 12

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta launched on the Explorer 12 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1961 65 years ago

    Ranger 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ranger 1

    • Space transportation

    Ranger 1 was a prototype spacecraft launched as part of the Ranger program of uncrewed space missions.