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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 4

Russian Space Forces | RUS
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1969, 5:25 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 19

Strategic Rocket Forces | RUS
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
March 5, 1969, 1:04 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The DS-P1-Yu series of satellites was used to calibrate space surveillance and early warning radars.

Low Earth Orbit

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Titan IIIB | KH-8 20

Lockheed Martin | USA
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 4, 1969, 7:30 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn V | Apollo 9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 3, 1969, 4 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Apollo 9 was commanded by James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot Dave Scott and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. The mission tested the LM engines, backpack life support systems, navigation systems, and docking maneuvers.

Low Earth Orbit

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Voskhod | Zenit-4 51

Soviet Space Program | RUS
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 1969, 8:30 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit

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Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 9

McDonnell Douglas | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 26, 1969, 7:47 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Voskhod | Zenit-2 71

Soviet Space Program | RUS
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 25, 1969, 10:20 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 6

Convair | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 25, 1969, 1:29 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun.

Mars flyby

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