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| 1965 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond
Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity.
Launch times are in UTC and are from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site.
Most orbit data and decay information comes SpaceTrack but it occasionally contains inconsistencies (eg - incorrect re-entry dates or early sets of elements allocated to the wrong object) that need to be corrected from other sources.
To fill the gaps where elements are not formally published, usually because they have a classification of "Secret", some orbits are based on amateur observations using visual and radio techniques. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants, and the source observations along with observers' derived orbits can often be found in the web-based Seesat-L discussion group. Occasionally, early orbit data are published by satellite owners. In extreme cases, orbits are estimated from public data.
Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse and with a radius of 6378.145 km. Care should be exercised when comparing with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.
1965-001 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jan 11, 09:30 | Cosmos 52 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №26)
1965-001A
968 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jan 19
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jan 13, 19:31 | 6626 | 0.0072 | 200 | 296 | 89.46 | 64.99 | 14 | | | |
1965-002 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jan 15, 21:00 | OPS 3928 (KH-4A 16, Corona 91)
1965-002A
972 |
Re-entered - 1965 Feb 9
Life 25 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. Imges were reportedly degraded because of light reflections within the camera/lens. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried an ELINT payload |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jan 16, 16:06 | 6682 | 0.0189 | 177 | 430 | 90.59 | 74.93 | 154 | | | |
1965-003 Thor MG-18
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jan 19, 05:03 | DMSP 1 F-10 (DAPP 10/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
1965-003A
973 |
Re-entered - 1979 Jul 13
Life 5288 days
|
| Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 Jan 21, 13:27 | 7024 | 0.0263 | 461 | 830 | 97.64 | 98.76 | 265 | 20:43 | | |
1965-F01 - failed to reach orbit Atlas D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jan 21, 21:34 |
1965-004 Thor Delta C
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jan 22, 07:52 | TIROS 9
1965-004A
978 |
in space
|
| Television Infrared Observation Satellite meteorological satellite for obtaining TV images of cloud patterns. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 Jan 25, 10:35 | 8021 | 0.1166 | 708 | 2578 | 119.16 | 96.41 | 178 | 02:21 | | |
1965-005 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jan 23, 20:09 | OPS 4703 (KH-7 15)
1965-005A
980 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jan 29
Life 6 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jan 24, 11:50 | 6590 | 0.0116 | 136 | 288 | 88.74 | 102.58 | 138 | | | |
1965-006 Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Jan 30, 09:36 |
1965-007 Thor Delta C
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Feb 3, 16:36 |
1965-008 Titan IIIA
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Feb 11, 15:19 |
1965-F02 - failed to reach orbit Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Feb 12 |
1965-009 Saturn I (SA-9)
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Feb 16, 14:37 |
1965-010 Atlas-Agena B
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Feb 17, 17:05 |
1965-F03 - failed to reach orbit Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Feb 20 |
1965-011 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Feb 21, 11:00 | Cosmos 54 (Strela-1)
1965-011A
1089 |
Re-entered - 1968 Sep 15
Life 1302 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Feb 23, 10:01 | 7371 | 0.0997 | 258 | 1727 | 104.96 | 56.03 | 106 | | | | Cosmos 55 (Strela-1)
1965-011B
1090 |
Re-entered - 1968 Feb 2
Life 1076 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Feb 25, 04:14 | 7385 | 0.1010 | 261 | 1752 | 105.26 | 56.02 | 110 | | | | Cosmos 56 (Strela-1)
1965-011C
1091 |
Re-entered - 1967 Nov 2
Life 984 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Feb 24, 11:58 | 7351 | 0.0972 | 258 | 1688 | 104.55 | 56.04 | 108 | | | |
1965-012 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Feb 22, 07:40 | Cosmos 57 (Voskhod-3KD №1)
1965-012A
1093 |
Re-entered - 1965 Feb 22
Life <1 day
Returned to Earth |
| Test mission prior to the Voskhod 2 flight. Objectives - test out the EVA suit and the inflatable EVA airlock. Both test were successful but when Cosmos 57 received two radio commands simultaneously, the onboard system set in motion a train of events that led to its disintegration through ignition of the auto-destruct system. As a result, it was not possible to measure the aerodynamic effects during re-entry of the airlock attachment ring. This was subsequently undertaken by Cosmos 59, a Zenit-4 spacecraft. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6673 | 0.0196 | 164 | 425 | 90.41 | 64.74 | 64 | | | |
1965-013 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Feb 25, 21:44 | OPS 4782 (KH-4A 17, Corona 92)
1965-013A
1096 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 18
Life 21 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A camera lens-cap problem reduced the anticipated number of images obtained. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried an ELINT payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Feb 26, 01:42 | 6654 | 0.0146 | 178 | 373 | 90.02 | 75.08 | 163 | | | |
1965-014 Vostok, 8A92M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Feb 26, 05:02 | Cosmos 58 (Meteor № 2)
1965-014A
1097 |
Re-entered - 1990 Feb 25
Life 9130 days
|
| Developmental meteorological imaging and data collection satellite in polar orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Feb 27, 05:03 | 6982 | 0.0064 | 560 | 649 | 96.77 | 65.02 | 260 | | | |
1965-F04 - failed to reach orbit Atlas-Centaur
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Mar 2, 13:25 |
1965-015 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Mar 7, 09:00 | Cosmos 59 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-015A
1191 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 15
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. Because of the Cosmos 57 (Voskhod) re-entry failure - a dummy Voskhod airlock attach point was fitted to Cosmos 59 to test its aerodynamic effects during re-entry |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 08, 11:48 | 6642 | 0.0088 | 206 | 323 | 89.79 | 64.98 | 59 | | | |
1965-016 Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Mar 9, 18:29 | SECOR 3 (EGRS 3)
1965-016E
1208 |
in space
|
| Sequential Collation of Range/Electronic and Geodetic Ranging Satellite - geodetic satellite using triangulated reception of radio signals. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 12, 11:22 | 7302 | 0.0019 | 910 | 937 | 103.49 | 70.11 | 282 | | | |
1965-017 Thor Ablestar
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Mar 11, 13:39 | NNS O-3 (Navy Navigation System)
1965-017A
1303 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 14
Life 95 days
|
| US navigation satellite launched to aid the US Navy's Polaris ballistic missile submarines to find their position to within 100m. Also used by naval surface ships and other government vessels. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 21, 22:02 | 6977 | 0.0562 | 207 | 991 | 96.67 | 89.97 | 60 | | | | SECOR 2 (EGRS 2)
1965-017B
1250 |
Re-entered - 1968 Feb 26
Life 1082 days
|
| Sequential Collation of Range/Electronic and Geodetic Ranging Satellite - geodetic satellite using triangulated reception of radio signals. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Feb 01, 05:31 | 7003 | 0.0489 | 282 | 967 | 97.20 | 89.98 | 11 | | | |
1965-018 Molniya, 8K78/E6
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Mar 12, 09:30 | Cosmos 60 (E-6 №9)
1965-018A
1246 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 17
Life 5 days
|
| Attempt to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface. Launch vehicle final stage rocket engine failed to fire, leaving it stranded in LEO. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 12, 10:46 | 6607 | 0.0063 | 187 | 270 | 89.08 | 64.75 | 49 | | | |
1965-019 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Mar 12, 19:25 | OPS 4920 (KH-7 16)
1965-019A
1247 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 17
Life 5 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 12, 23:21 | 6598 | 0.0111 | 146 | 293 | 88.89 | 107.57 | 131 | | | |
1965-020 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Mar 15, 11:00 | Cosmos 61 (Strela-1)
1965-020A
1267 |
Re-entered - 1968 Jan 15
Life 1036 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 17, 10:05 | 7378 | 0.1001 | 261 | 1738 | 105.11 | 56.02 | 107 | | | | Cosmos 62 (Strela-1)
1965-020B
1268 |
Re-entered - 1968 Sep 24
Life 1289 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 24, 02:34 | 7363 | 0.0985 | 259 | 1710 | 104.79 | 56.03 | 118 | | | | Cosmos 63 (Strela-1)
1965-020C
1269 |
Re-entered - 1967 Nov 4
Life 964 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 17, 13:15 | 7345 | 0.0963 | 259 | 1674 | 104.40 | 56.03 | 106 | | | |
1965-021 Thor MG-18
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Mar 18, 04:43 | DMSP 1 F-11 (DAPP 11/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
1965-021A
1273 |
Re-entered - 1989 Dec 31
Life 9054 days
|
| Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 Mar 18, 18:47 | 7020 | 0.0159 | 530 | 754 | 97.56 | 99.01 | 286 | 20:22 | | |
1965-022 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Mar 18, 07:00 | Voskhod 2 (Voskhod-3KD №4)
1965-022A
1274 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 19
Life 1 day
Returned to Earth |
| Piloted spacecraft carrying Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyaev. Leonov became the first human being to exit from a spacecraft in orbit (the first EVA). Landing delayed by one circuit of the Earth when the primary retro-rocket failed to fire and the back-up system had to be used. The off-target landing meant that the crew had to remain with the spacecraft for a whole day before the recovery team arrived. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 18, 15:57 | 6698 | 0.0227 | 168 | 472 | 90.93 | 64.79 | 71 | | | |
1965-023 Atlas-Agena B
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Mar 21, 21:37 |
1965-024 Titan II GLV
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Mar 23, 14:24 | Gemini 3 (Gemini III)
1965-024A
1301 |
Re-entered - 1965 Mar 23
Life <1 day
Returned to Earth |
| First piloted mission of Gemini spacecraft - carried Virgil Grissom and John Young. First spacecraft to change its orbit. Returned to Earth after three circuits of the Earth. Descent by parachute led to splash down in Atlantic Ocean March 23 at 19:16:31 UTC. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-025 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Mar 25, 10:00 | Cosmos 64 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №17)
1965-025A
1305 |
Re-entered - 1965 Apr 2
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 25, 18:46 | 6611 | 0.0036 | 209 | 257 | 89.16 | 65.01 | 15 | | | |
1965-026 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Mar 25, 21:11 | OPS 4803 (KH-4A 18, Corona 93)
1965-026A
1307 |
Re-entered - 1965 Apr 4
Life 10 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried an ELINT payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Mar 26, 17:25 | 6600 | 0.0066 | 179 | 265 | 88.94 | 96.02 | 152 | | | |
1965-027 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Apr 3, 21:25 | SECOR 4 (EGRS 4)
1965-027B
1315 |
in space
|
| Sequential Collation of Range/Electronic and Geodetic Ranging Satellite - geodetic satellite using triangulated reception of radio signals. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Apr 14, 11:13 | 7671 | 0.0030 | 1270 | 1317 | 111.45 | 90.21 | 193 | | | |
1965-028 Thor Delta D
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Apr 6, 23:47 |
1965-F05 - failed to reach orbit Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Apr 10 |
1965-029 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Apr 17, 09:50 | Cosmos 65 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-029A
1320 |
Re-entered - 1965 Apr 25
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. Cosmos 65 also carried meteorological experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Apr 20, 17:00 | 6640 | 0.0084 | 206 | 318 | 89.75 | 65.00 | 54 | | | |
1965-030 Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Apr 23, 01:55 | Molniya-1
1965-030A
1324 |
Re-entered - 1979 May 27
Life 5147 days
|
| Domestic Soviet/Russian telephone, telegraph and television communications relay satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Apr 25, 02:28 | 26296 | 0.7373 | 531 | 39305 | 707.29 | 65.50 | 324 | | | | 1965 May 04, 23:20 | 26624 | 0.7405 | 530 | 39961 | 720.55 | 65.27 | 324 | | | |
1965-031 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Apr 28, 20:17 | OPS 4983 (KH-7 17)
1965-031A
1327 |
Re-entered - 1965 May 3
Life 5 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | | OPS 6717 (Pundit 4)
1965-031B
1329 |
Re-entered - 1969 Oct 31
Life 1647 days
Returned to Earth |
| Small military satellite with radio receivers to monitor Soviet missile tests. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Apr 29, 03:30 | 6901 | 0.0052 | 487 | 559 | 95.09 | 95.26 | 229 | | | | 1965 Apr 30, 17:34 | 6903 | 0.0030 | 504 | 545 | 95.13 | 95.21 | 225 | | | |
1965-032 Scout X-4
Wallops Flight Facility | 1965 Apr 29, 14:17 |
1965-033 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Apr 29, 21:44 | OPS 5023 (KH-4A 19, Corona 94)
1965-033A
1330 |
Re-entered - 1965 May 26
Life 27 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried an ELINT payload. A capsule carrying film was returned but recovery failed. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-034 Titan IIIA
Cape Canaveral | 1965 May 6, 15:00 |
1965-035 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 May 7, 09:30 | Cosmos 66 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №27)
1965-035A
1362 |
Re-entered - 1965 May 15
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - re-entered for recovery after eight days but destroyed on impact when parachute system failed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 May 07, 19:47 | 6619 | 0.0063 | 199 | 283 | 89.32 | 65.01 | 359 | | | |
1965-036 Molniya, 8K78M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 May 9, 07:49 | Luna 5 (E-6 № 10)
1965-036A
1366 |
Re-entered - 1965 May 12
Life 3 days
|
| Attempt to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface. Landing set for May 12 at 19:15 UTC but retro-rocket failed to fire, leading to crash landing near 31 degrees South, 8 degrees West, in the Mare Nubium area, and a 220 x 80 kilometre dust cloud that lasted for ten minutes. |
| Impacted on the Moon | |
1965-037 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 May 18, 18:02 | OPS 8431 (KH-4A 20, Corona 95)
1965-037A
1374 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 15
Life 28 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 May 19, 18:57 | 6642 | 0.0098 | 198 | 329 | 89.78 | 75.01 | 166 | | | |
1965-038 Thor Burner 1
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 May 20, 16:30 | DMSP 3 F-1 (DAPP 12/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
1965-038A
1377 |
Re-entered - 2012 Mar 9
Life 17095 days
|
| Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 May 24, 18:18 | 7137 | 0.0287 | 553 | 964 | 100.00 | 98.63 | 266 | 08:09 | | |
1965-039 Saturn I (SA-8)
Cape Canaveral | 1965 May 25, 07:35 |
1965-040 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 May 25, 10:50 | Cosmos 67 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-040A
1382 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 2
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 May 25, 13:38 | 6657 | 0.0113 | 203 | 354 | 90.09 | 51.86 | 51 | | | |
1965-041 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 May 27, 19:30 | OPS 5236 (KH-7 18)
1965-041A
1386 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 1
Life 5 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-F06 - failed to reach orbit Atlas D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 May 28, 02:54 |
1965-042 Thor Delta C
Cape Canaveral | 1965 May 29, 12:00 | Explorer 28 (Interplanetary Monitoring Platform 3)
1965-042A
1388 |
Re-entered - 1968 Jul 4
Life 1132 days
|
| Science vehicle investigating the Earth's magnetosphere. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 29, 01:34 | 138602 | 0.9526 | 196 | 264252 | 8558.82 | 33.86 | 138 | | | |
1965-043 Titan II GLV
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jun 3, 15:16 | Gemini 4 (Gemini IV)
1965-043A
1390 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 7
Life 4 days
Returned to Earth |
| Piloted spacecraft carrying James McDivitt and Ed White. Unsuccessfully attempted rendezvous with launch vehicle first stage. Ed White made first US EVA of 36 minutes from hatch open to hatch closed with 20 minutes spent outside. Re-entered and descended by parachute with splash-down in Atlantic Ocean June 7 at 17:12:11 UTC. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-044 Molniya, 8K78M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jun 8, 07:40 | Luna 6 (E-6 № 7)
1965-044A
1393 |
in space
|
| Attempt to soft land a camera module onto the lunar surface. Engine failed to shut down as planned at the end of a course-correction manoeuvre so all fuel was exhausted. It missed the Moon and probably entered Barycentric orbit. |
| Orbit unknown | |
1965-045 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jun 9, 21:58 | OPS 8425 (KH-4A 21, Corona 96)
1965-045A
1396 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 22
Life 13 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried an ELINT payload. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jun 11, 01:53 | 6642 | 0.0134 | 175 | 353 | 89.79 | 75.07 | 147 | | | |
1965-046 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jun 15, 09:43 | Cosmos 68 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №29)
1965-046A
1404 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 23
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jun 17, 12:25 | 6638 | 0.0089 | 201 | 319 | 89.71 | 65.02 | 25 | | | |
1965-047 Titan IIIC
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jun 18, 14:00 |
1965-048 Thor Ablestar
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jun 24, 22:35 | NNS O-4 (Navy Navigation System)
1965-048A
1420 |
in space
|
| US navigation satellite launched to aid the US Navy's Polaris ballistic missile submarines to find their position to within 100m. Also used by naval surface ships and other government vessels. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jun 27, 22:59 | 7462 | 0.0075 | 1028 | 1140 | 106.92 | 90.00 | 298 | | | |
1965-049 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jun 25, 09:45 | Cosmos 69 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-049A
1421 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jul 3
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jun 27, 12:26 | 6636 | 0.0079 | 206 | 310 | 89.66 | 64.89 | 47 | | | |
1965-050 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jun 25, 19:30 | OPS 5501 (KH-7 19)
1965-050B
1424 |
Re-entered - 1965 Jun 30
Life 5 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jun 26, 20:09 | 6594 | 0.0102 | 149 | 283 | 88.81 | 107.64 | 137 | | | |
1965-051 Thor Delta C
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jul 2, 04:07 | TIROS 10
1965-051A
1430 |
Re-entered - 1994 Jun 3
Life 10563 days
|
| Television Infrared Observation Satellite meteorological satellite for obtaining TV images of cloud patterns. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 Jul 05, 18:46 | 7168 | 0.0063 | 744 | 835 | 100.65 | 98.64 | 241 | 22:46 | | |
1965-052 Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 2, 06:30 |
1965-F07 - failed to reach orbit Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jul 12, 19:00 | OPS 5810 (KH-7 20) |
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. Lost when the launch vehicle failed. |
|
1965-F08 - failed to reach orbit Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 13 | Cosmos (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №28) |
|
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - lost when launch vehicle second-stage guidance failed. |
|
1965-053 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 16, 03:31 | Cosmos 71 (Strela-1)
1965-053A
1441 |
Re-entered - 1970 Aug 11
Life 1852 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 20, 08:55 | 6910 | 0.0014 | 522 | 541 | 95.27 | 56.04 | 7 | | | | Cosmos 72 (Strela-1)
1965-053B
1442 |
Re-entered - 1979 Aug 24
Life 5152 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 20, 11:11 | 6941 | 0.0036 | 538 | 588 | 95.92 | 56.06 | 128 | | | | Cosmos 73 (Strela-1)
1965-053C
1443 |
Re-entered - 1974 Mar 20
Life 3169 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 20, 17:13 | 6925 | 0.0015 | 537 | 557 | 95.59 | 56.07 | 107 | | | | Cosmos 74 (Strela-1)
1965-053D
1444 |
Re-entered - 1979 Dec 13
Life 5263 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 20, 14:44 | 6956 | 0.0056 | 539 | 617 | 96.22 | 56.04 | 137 | | | | Cosmos 75 (Strela-1)
1965-053E
1445 |
Re-entered - 1979 Sep 28
Life 5187 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 20, 04:11 | 6745 | 0.0275 | 181 | 552 | 91.88 | 63.43 | 64 | | | |
1965-054 Proton-K
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 16, 11:16 | Proton (N-4 №1)
1965-054A
1466 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 11
Life 87 days
|
| High energy physics satellite carried on a test of the two-stage version of the UR-500/Proton launch vehicle. Mass approx 12,000 kg. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 23, 06:19 | 6766 | 0.0315 | 175 | 601 | 92.31 | 63.45 | 64 | | | |
1965-055 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jul 17, 05:55 |
1965-056 Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 18, 14:38 | Zond 3 (3MV-4 №3)
1965-056A
1454 |
in space
|
| Engineering test of interplanetary spacecraft. Passed 9,200 kilometres behind the Moon on Jul 19 at 23:40 UTC and took a sequence of 25 photographs of the far side and later transmitted them to Earth. Operated for about two years. |
| Heliocentric orbit | |
1965-057 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Jul 19, 22:01 | OPS 5543 (KH-4A 22, Corona 97)
1965-057A
1457 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 18
Life 30 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-058 Atlas-Agena D
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jul 20, 08:27 | Vela 5 (Vela 3A)
1965-058A
1458 |
in space
|
| Satellite for detecting and monitoring nuclear explosions in the Earth's atmosphere. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 27, 23:48 | 117481 | 0.0403 | 106366 | 115839 | 6678.96 | 35.34 | 223 | | | | Vela 6 (Vela 3B)
1965-058B
1459 |
in space
|
| Satellite for detecting and monitoring nuclear explosions in the Earth's atmosphere. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 25, 04:17 | 117876 | 0.0830 | 101715 | 121281 | 6712.70 | 34.94 | 63 | | | |
1965-059 Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Jul 23, 04:33 | Cosmos 76 (DS-P1-Yu № 3)
1965-059A
1464 |
Re-entered - 1966 Mar 16
Life 236 days
|
| Reflective target for callibration of ground-based radar systems. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Jul 24, 03:17 | 6763 | 0.0194 | 254 | 517 | 92.26 | 48.78 | 114 | | | |
1965-060 Saturn I (SA-10)
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Jul 30, 13:00 |
1965-061 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Aug 3, 11:00 | Cosmos 77 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-061A
1469 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 11
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. This was the first msiion following acceptance into service 1965 Jul 12. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 04, 07:38 | 6619 | 0.0061 | 201 | 281 | 89.32 | 51.79 | 29 | | | |
1965-062 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Aug 3, 19:12 | OPS 5698 (KH-7 21)
1965-062A
1471 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 7
Life 4 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-063 Scout B
Wallops Flight Facility | 1965 Aug 10, 17:54 | SECOR 5 (EGRS 5)
1965-063B
1502 |
in space
|
| Sequential Collation of Range/Electronic and Geodetic Ranging Satellite - geodetic satellite using triangulated reception of radio signals. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 25, 15:37 | 8159 | 0.0789 | 1136 | 2425 | 122.23 | 69.24 | 124 | | | |
1965-064 Atlas-Centaur D
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Aug 11, 14:31 |
1965-065 Thor Ablestar
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Aug 13, 22:11 | NNS O-5 (Navy Navigation System)
1965-065F
1514 |
in space
|
| US navigation satellite launched to aid the US Navy's Polaris ballistic missile submarines to find their position to within 100m. Also used by naval surface ships and other government vessels. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 22, 12:50 | 7518 | 0.0068 | 1089 | 1191 | 108.13 | 90.01 | 276 | | | |
1965-066 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Aug 14, 10:55 | Cosmos 78 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №30)
1965-066A
1505 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 22
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 14, 19:46 | 6632 | 0.0068 | 208 | 299 | 89.57 | 68.92 | 18 | | | |
1965-067 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Aug 17, 20:59 |
1965-068 Titan II GLV
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Aug 21, 14:00 | Gemini 5 (Gemini V)
1965-068A
1516 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 29
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Piloted space vehicle carrying L Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad. Intended rendezvous with Radar Evaluation Pod released from the spacecraft was not possible because of a spacecraft electrical problem. Re-entered, with splashdown August 29 at 12:55:13 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Aug 21, 15:17 | 6632 | 0.0127 | 169 | 338 | 89.58 | 32.59 | 67 | | | | REP (Rendezvous Evaluation Pod)
1965-068C
1518 |
Re-entered - 1965 Aug 27
Life 6 days
Returned to Earth |
| Rendezvous target for Gemini 5. Not used. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-069 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Aug 25, 10:19 | Cosmos 79 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-069A
1523 |
Re-entered - 1965 Sep 2
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6649 | 0.0101 | 204 | 338 | 89.93 | 64.90 | 54 | | | |
1965-F09 - failed to reach orbit Thor Delta C
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Aug 25, 15:17 |
1965-F10 - failed to reach orbit Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Sep 2, 20:00 |
1965-070 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Sep 3, 14:00 | Cosmos 80 (Strela-1)
1965-070A
1570 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 09, 05:38 | 7832 | 0.0125 | 1356 | 1552 | 114.97 | 56.05 | 115 | | | | Cosmos 81 (Strela-1)
1965-070B
1571 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 08, 16:37 | 7849 | 0.0109 | 1385 | 1556 | 115.33 | 56.06 | 121 | | | | Cosmos 82 (Strela-1)
1965-070C
1572 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 12, 13:30 | 7864 | 0.0097 | 1410 | 1563 | 115.68 | 56.06 | 136 | | | | Cosmos 83 (Strela-1)
1965-070D
1573 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 09, 06:55 | 7882 | 0.0083 | 1438 | 1569 | 116.06 | 56.04 | 143 | | | | Cosmos 84 (Strela-1)
1965-070E
1574 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 09, 05:25 | 7899 | 0.0070 | 1465 | 1576 | 116.43 | 56.05 | 155 | | | |
1965-071 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Sep 9, 09:36 | Cosmos 85 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-071A
1578 |
Re-entered - 1965 Sep 17
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6629 | 0.0071 | 204 | 298 | 89.52 | 64.90 | 56 | | | |
1965-072 Thor Burner 1
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Sep 10, 04:41 | DMSP 2 F-1 (DAPP 13/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
1965-072A
1580 |
in space
|
| Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | Desc Node
Local Time | |
| 1965 Sep 10, 14:16 | 7228 | 0.0284 | 645 | 1056 | 101.94 | 98.65 | 250 | 20:19 | | |
1965-073 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Sep 18, 07:59 | Cosmos 86 (Strela-1)
1965-073A
1584 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 22, 15:09 | 7836 | 0.0231 | 1277 | 1639 | 115.06 | 56.05 | 139 | | | | Cosmos 87 (Strela-1)
1965-073B
1585 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 22, 13:35 | 7855 | 0.0220 | 1304 | 1649 | 115.46 | 56.06 | 145 | | | | Cosmos 88 (Strela-1)
1965-073C
1586 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 18, 15:21 | 7872 | 0.0216 | 1324 | 1664 | 115.85 | 56.09 | 142 | | | | Cosmos 89 (Strela-1)
1965-073D
1587 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 22, 14:16 | 7890 | 0.0203 | 1352 | 1673 | 116.25 | 56.04 | 156 | | | | Cosmos 90 (Strela-1)
1965-073E
1588 |
in space
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 22, 14:38 | 7909 | 0.0198 | 1374 | 1688 | 116.67 | 56.05 | 162 | | | |
1965-074 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Sep 22, 21:31 | OPS 7221 (KH-4A 24, Corona 100)
1965-074A
1602 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 11
Life 19 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Sep 25, 01:32 | 6654 | 0.0127 | 191 | 361 | 90.03 | 80.06 | 165 | | | |
1965-075 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Sep 23, 09:07 | Cosmos 91 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-075A
1603 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 1
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6640 | 0.0090 | 202 | 322 | 89.75 | 64.98 | 49 | | | |
1965-076 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Sep 30, 19:20 | OPS 7208 (KH-4A 23, Corona 98)
1965-076A
1609 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 5
Life 5 days
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-077 Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Oct 4, 07:56 | Luna 7 (E-6 № 11)
1965-077A
1610 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 7
Life 3 days
|
| Attempt to land a camera module onto the lunar surface. Landing retro-rocket fired early, resulting in the vehicle crashing onto the Moon near 9 degrees north, 40 degrees west in the Oceanus Procellarum. |
| Impacted on the Moon | |
1965-078 Atlas D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Oct 5, 09:07 |
1965-079 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Oct 5, 17:45 | OPS 5325 (KH-4A 25, Corona 101)
1965-079A
1615 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 29
Life 24 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Oct 05, 21:43 | 6642 | 0.0090 | 203 | 323 | 89.78 | 75.03 | 140 | | | |
1965-081 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Oct 14, 13:11 | OGO 2 (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory)
1965-081A
1620 |
Re-entered - 1981 Sep 17
Life 5817 days
|
| NASA science satellite studing the interactions between the Earth's magnetosphere and the Solar wind.. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Oct 17, 06:42 | 7343 | 0.0745 | 418 | 1513 | 104.38 | 87.36 | 164 | | | |
1965-080 Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Oct 14, 19:40 | Molniya-1
1965-080A
1621 |
Re-entered - 1967 Mar 17
Life 519 days
|
| Domestic Soviet/Russian telephone, telegraph and television communications relay satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1965 Oct 18, 07:16 | 26586 | 0.7423 | 472 | 39943 | 719.00 | 65.08 | 285 | | | | 1966 Feb 04, 04:17 | 26517 | 0.7383 | 560 | 39717 | 716.21 | 65.19 | 283 | | | |
1965-082 Titan IIIC
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Oct 15, 17:23 |
1965-083 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Oct 16, 08:09 | Cosmos 92 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-083A
1626 |
Re-entered - 1965 Oct 24
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. Cosmos 92 also carried meteorological and biological experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6645 | 0.0099 | 201 | 332 | 89.84 | 64.97 | 56 | | | |
1965-084 Cosmos-2, 11K63
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Oct 19, 05:44 |
1965-F11 - failed to reach orbit Atlas-Agena D
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Oct 25, 15:00 |
1965-085 Voskhod, 11A57
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Oct 28, 08:24 | Cosmos 94 (Zenit-4 11Ф69)
1965-085A
1636 |
Re-entered - 1965 Nov 5
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance. The cameras and film were recovered from orbit. Cosmos 94 also carried biological experiments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6614 | 0.0050 | 203 | 269 | 89.22 | 64.96 | 65 | | | |
1965-086 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Oct 28, 21:17 | OPS 2155 (KH-4A 26, Corona 102)
1965-086A
1637 |
Re-entered - 1965 Nov 17
Life 20 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. Also carried Aurora/ORBIS transmitter from Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory for HF radio propagation studie |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-087 Proton-K
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 2, 12:28 | Proton 2 (N-4 №2)
1965-087A
1701 |
Re-entered - 1966 Feb 6
Life 96 days
|
| High energy physics satellite carried on a test of the two-stage version of the UR-500/Proton launch vehicle. Mass approx 12,000 kg. Early orbit data not available. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Feb 01, 08:52 | 6593 | 0.0095 | 152 | 278 | 88.79 | 63.44 | 59 | | | |
1965-088 Cosmos-2, 11K63
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 4, 05:31 |
1965-089 Thor Delta E
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Nov 6, 18:38 |
1965-090 Atlas-Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Nov 8, 19:26 | OPS 6232 (KH-7 23)
1965-090B
1728 |
Re-entered - 1965 Nov 9
Life 1 day
Returned to Earth |
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-091 Molniya, 8K78M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 12, 05:02 | Venera 2 (3MV-4 № 4)
1965-091A
1730 |
in space
|
| Venus exploration spacecraft - flew past Venus 1966 Feb 27 with closest approach 23,810 kilometres at 02:52 UTC. Lost when communications were closed down for Venus encounter and it failed to re-establish the link in order to transmit Venus science data. |
| Heliocentric orbit | |
1965-092 Molniya, 8K78M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 16, 04:19 | Venera 3 (3MV-3 № 1)
1965-092A
1733 |
Re-entered - 1966 Mar 1
Life 105 days
|
| Venus exploration spacecraft intended to land an instrumented probe on the surface. Communication lost 1966 Feb 15. Entered Venus atmosphere 1966 Mar 1. |
| Entered Venus atmosphere | |
1965-093 Scout X-4
Wallops Flight Facility | 1965 Nov 19, 04:48 |
1965-094 Molniya, 8K78M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 23, 03:21 |
1965-095 Cosmos-2, 11K63
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 26, 12:14 |
1965-096 Diamant A № 1
Hammaguir | 1965 Nov 26, 14:47 | A-1 (Asterix)
1965-096A
1778 |
in space
|
| Payload carried on the first Diamant rocket launch, fitted with navigation test equipment. Some time after launch it was named after the French cartoon character Astérix |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 29, 14:09 | 7544 | 0.0845 | 528 | 1803 | 108.68 | 34.24 | 148 | | | |
1965-097 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Nov 27, 08:24 | Cosmos 98 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №31)
1965-097A
1780 |
Re-entered - 1965 Dec 5
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6754 | 0.0253 | 205 | 546 | 92.06 | 65.03 | 85 | | | |
1965-098 Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Nov 29, 04:48 |
1965-099 Molniya 8K78
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 3, 10:46 | Luna 8 (E-6 № 12)
1965-099A
1810 |
Re-entered - 1965 Dec 6
Life 3 days
|
| Attempt to land a camera module onto the lunar surface. Landing retro-rocket fired late and the spacecraft was destroyed as it crashed onto the Moon near 9.1 degrees north, 63.3 degrees west in the Oceanus Procellarum. |
| Impacted on the Moon | |
1965-100 Titan II GLV
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Dec 4, 19:30 |
1965-101 Scout X-4
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Dec 6, 21:05 |
1965-102 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Dec 9, 21:10 | OPS 7249 (KH-4A 27, Corona 103)
1965-102A
1816 |
Re-entered - 1965 Dec 26
Life 17 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
| Orbit not available | |
1965-103 Vostok, 8A92
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 10, 08:09 | Cosmos 99 (Zenit-2 11Ф61 №32)
1965-103A
1817 |
Re-entered - 1965 Dec 18
Life 8 days
Returned to Earth |
| Imaging satellite equipped with film cameras for photo-reconnaissance - recovered after eight days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| estimated orbit | 6633 | 0.0080 | 202 | 308 | 89.60 | 64.99 | 236 | | | |
1965-104 Titan II GLV
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Dec 15, 13:37 |
1965-105 Thor Delta E
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Dec 16, 07:31 | Pioneer 6
1965-105A
1841 |
in space
|
| First a cluster of four spacecraft (including Pioneer 7, 8,and 9) launched to monitor the 'weather' in the Solar System by obtaining continuous measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space. Experiments studied the positive ions and electrons in the solar wind, the interplanetary electron density (radio propagation experiment), solar and galactic cosmic rays, and the interplanetary magnetic field. |
| Heliocentric orbit | |
1965-106 Vostok, 8A92M
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 17, 02:24 | Cosmos 100 (Meteor № 3)
1965-106A
1843 |
Re-entered - 2002 Feb 15
Life 13209 days
|
| Developmental meteorological imaging and data collection satellite in polar orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 23, 23:20 | 7021 | 0.0019 | 629 | 656 | 97.58 | 65.00 | 254 | | | |
1965-107 Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 21, 06:14 | Cosmos 101 (DS-P1-Yu № 4)
1965-107A
1846 |
Re-entered - 1966 Jul 12
Life 203 days
|
| Reflective target for callibration of ground-based radar systems. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 30, 11:49 | 6761 | 0.0189 | 255 | 511 | 92.21 | 48.80 | 291 | | | |
1965-108 Titan IIIC
Cape Canaveral | 1965 Dec 21, 14:00 |
1965-109 Scout A
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Dec 22, 04:33 | NNS O-6 (Navy Navigation System)
1965-109A
1864 |
in space
|
| US navigation satellite launched to aid the US Navy's Polaris ballistic missile submarines to find their position to within 100m. Also used by naval surface ships and other government vessels. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 19, 23:49 | 7374 | 0.0122 | 906 | 1086 | 105.03 | 89.10 | 122 | | | |
1965-110 Thor SLV-2A + Agena D
Vandenberg AFB | 1965 Dec 24, 21:06 | OPS 4639 (KH-4A 28, Corona 104)
1965-110A
1866 |
Re-entered - 1966 Jan 20
Life 27 days
|
| Military photographic imaging satellite using film. A capsule carrying exposed film fired a retro retro-rocket, re-entered and was recovered. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 17, 08:44 | 6602 | 0.0090 | 164 | 284 | 88.98 | 79.99 | 83 | | | |
1965-111 Soyuz 11A510
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 27, 22:19 |
1965-F12 - failed to reach orbit Cosmos, 63S1
Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 28 |
1965-112 Cosmos-1, 65S3
Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1965 Dec 28, 12:30 | Cosmos 103 (Strela-2)
1965-112A
1868 |
Re-entered - 1990 Jan 2
Life 8771 days
|
| Government/military system store-dump communications satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis
( km ) | ecc | perigee
( km ) | apogee
( km ) | period
( min ) | incl
( ° ) | ω
( ° ) | | |
| 1966 Jan 24, 17:08 | 6993 | 0.0028 | 595 | 634 | 96.99 | 56.04 | 170 | | | |
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