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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1968, 6:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-4 41

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 4, 1968, 6:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Voskhod | Zenit-2 62

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 1, 1968, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 14

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 30, 1968, 8:29 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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R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 19

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 27, 1968, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

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Kosmos 11K63 | DS-P1-Yu 13

Strategic Rocket Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
May 24, 1968, 7:04 a.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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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 23, 1968, 4:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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R-36O 8K69 | OGCh 18

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 20, 1968, 10:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Missile equipped with the 8F021 warhead

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 18, 1968, 8:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Scout B | ESRO 2B

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 17, 1968, 2:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft.

Polar Orbit
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