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Titan IIIC | Vela 6A & 6B

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 8, 1970, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Like its predecessor, the Vela, the Advanced Vela series of spacecraft were designed to monitor worldwide compliance with the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4 70

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 8, 1970, 10:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological research and development satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 7, 1970, 11:10 a.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.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2M 8

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 3, 1970, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

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Voskhod | Zenit-4MK 2

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 27, 1970, 11:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

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Thor Delta M | NATO IIA

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 20, 1970, 11:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-I 8

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 18, 1970, 2:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-1 3 (14L)

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 17, 1970, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Meteor-1 series was the first series of Soviet meteorological satellites.

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Voskhod | Zenit-2 80

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 13, 1970, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

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